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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat does the nature of "threatening emails" have to be to get the FBI invovled?
Broadwell sent some harassing emails to another woman, identity currently unknown, and this triggered the FBI investigation that uncovered the affair and brought Betray-us down.
What is the level of harassment or threat in an email have to be to trigger an FBI investigation? Did Broadwell send emails from Betray-us' account?
It still doesn't quite pass my smell test.
sandyshoes17
(657 posts)Last edited Sun Nov 11, 2012, 12:47 PM - Edit history (1)
I also heard someone say he came forward because it would have come out in the upcoming hearings on Benghazi. Why?
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)things a lot more nefarious.
I'd like to think McRaven found out about the plot and outed it to the White House who then intervened to pressure BeTray-Us to leave, much like the generalissimo in 7 Days in May. Seems to me a couple other high-ranking officers have also resigned suddenly in recent days under clouds also.
Grammar Nazi alert: "Would have come out" (not "would of come out" - pet peeve of mine
sandyshoes17
(657 posts)nt
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)They thought his account was hacked, from what I understand.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)But, I still am unclear on what types of threats trigger an FBI investigation.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)the personal email of the CIA director, that might be something worth looking into by the FBI.
GeorgeGist
(25,293 posts)but that's not what happened.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Is it not clear that the director of the CIA's email account, even his personal email account, being used for anything peculiar is an instant FBI investigation?
morningfog
(18,115 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)or referred to Petraeus, even if it wasn't clear that it involved his personal account. If you were a jealous nut, I am guessing you wouldn't send your rival a completely ambiguous threat, apropos to nothing--how would she get the point? You'd say, "Get away from David P or (insert threat here)." Just a guess, they aren't releasing the content of the emails.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)lalalu
(1,663 posts)But in these types of triangles people can get weird. I do have the feeling this Broadwell is a control freak and has some issues. Then again I don't understand the whole thing of messing with someone's husband. There are plenty of men out there and she had a husband at home.
Also, to be in such close proximity to the wife and know what you are doing is cruel. So i wouldn't be surprised if she was heavy handed with the threats at another woman she suspected of being close to Patreus.
Patreus was just plain stupid. Whether there is more to this or not he was careless and should resign.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)I think making a threat via email probably involves FBI bc it crosses state lines. Had the threat been face to face, probably only local LEO.
Possibly FBI was called in bc they have better resources to track email.
Possibly tje recipiant of the threats was higher-level govt employee, possibly in intelligence.I read that it wasn't Petraeus's wife (who also is govt employee).
I don't know if any of these are accurate, just putting forth the possibilities.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)threats to kidnap or injure sent via email across state lines. Punishable with a fine or up to 5 years.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,293 posts)amborin
(16,631 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)I have read that she communicated with Betrayus via his email and that she accessed his personal account on a laptop of his. I don't remember reading any of the threatening emails came from his account.
amborin
(16,631 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)If you read it, they possibly misreported it.
"The FBI soon discovered that the emails were coming from Broadwell, which in turn led to the discovery that Broadwell was sending explicit emails to Petraeus, according to the officials.
At first, investigators were concerned that a stranger had somehow hacked into Petraeus email account, but then learned that his emailing her was consensual and indicative of an affair, they said."
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/10/15075751-us-officials-complaint-about-broadwell-sparked-fbi-investigation-that-indicated-petraeus-affair?lite
They followed the threats to Broadwell's account. When looking at Broadwell's saw Petraeus had communicated with her.
amborin
(16,631 posts)i think i read it on gawker, which linked to a new york post article, 'cloak and shag her'
also appears fbi informant first notified cantor
can we call for cantor's impeachment on grounds of endangering national security?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)was enough to trigger an FBI investigation on the grounds of
national security.