Petraeus Agrees To Plead Guilty To Improperly Handling Classified Information

By Tom Bowman

Published March 3, 2015 at 4:09 PM EST

In 2011, retired Gen. David Petraeus allegedly gave several books with classified information to his biographer Paula Broadwell, with whom he was having an affair. He later was forced to resign as CIA director.

Corrected: March 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM EST

A previous headline incorrectly said Gen. David Petraeus had pleaded guilty to improperly handling classified information, and previous audio and Web introductions implied the guilty plea. While Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty, he has not yet done so.