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Gen. Petraeus To Be Sentenced To Two Years Probation and Fine

Posted by samzenpus on from the standing-tall-before-the-man dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Petraeus, a now-retired U.S. Army General, has already agreed to plead guilty to a criminal misdemeanor charge of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. As part of the agreement with prosecutors filed in March, the government will not seek any prison time. Instead, Petraeus will agree to pay a $40,000 fine and receive two years of probation, according to court documents. The recommendations are not binding on the federal judge who will preside at the hearing Thursday afternoon in Charlotte.

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  1. Should be used as precedent for sentencing Snowden by timrod · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think this case should absolutely be used as precedent when and if they sentence Edward Snowden. I think a two year suspended sentence, followed by a Congressional Medal of Freedom would be an appropriate sentence.

  2. Re: so....why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Petraeus' case is generally contrasted with those of Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden. Manning spent a long time in questionable conditions that some suggest were intended as duress, all for leaking computer data that exposed a US war crime. Snowden is in de facto exile for exfiltrating data that revealed the means by which the US government illegally spies on its citizens and the extent of their previous lies denying it. Petraeus got a slap on the wrist for leaking classifed information to a woman with whom he was having an affair. The two former leakers were punished for revealing the government's crimes, while the latter stayed out of jail despite giving classified info in exchange for sex.