Jill Kelley, Military Pass Revoked: David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell Scandal
Jill Kelley's military pass to go on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., was revoked Tuesday because of the ongoing investigation involving her, former CIA director David Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell.
The base is home to the U.S. Central Command. Called a "Friends of MacDill" pass, it allows easy access to the base and Kelley received her first one in November of 2010, according to USA Today.
Kelley became a volunteer for the International Council of the Tampa Bay Region about six months ago, President Gary Springer said. The council, one of many in the country, works in association with the State Department to coordinate professional programs, cultural activities, social events and home hospitality for visitors from other countries as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program. Volunteers involved in the Council, such as Kelley, help coordinate these events but hold no official job with the U.S. government.
U.S. Central Command released a statement Wednesday saying Kelley has "no official position with U.S. Central Command. She is a volunteer and a private citizen, not an employee; because of this, and because there is an ongoing investigation, we have no additional information to provide."
Kelley lives in Tampa with her oncologist husband and three kids.
With reporters planted outside her residence since the FBI investigation started, reports stated that Kelley called 911 on Nov. 11 complaining that a man was on her property and that she was a "honorary consul general," meaning she has "inviolability."
"So they should not be able to cross my property," she told the 911 operator. "I don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection involved as well ..."
Kelley called police at least five times concerning people in and around her home, Tampa police spokesperson Laura McElroy told CNN.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed Tuesday that the Pentagon is in the process of an internal investigation into thousands of emails from Gen. John Allen to Kelley. The scandal that originialy focused on Broadwell and the "threatening emails" she sent to Kelley widened to include evidence of "inappropriate communications" between Allen and Kelley.
Allen is the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan.
Kelley reported told the FBI that she was receiving harassing emails from an unknown source. When authorities investigated the matter, they sourced the emails back to Broadwell, biographer to former CIA director Petraeus. As the FBI delved further into Broadwell's emails, they found evidence of an extramarital affair between her and Petraeus.
Kelley said in a public statement with her husband earlier this week that her and her family have been good family friends with Petraeus for years.
