article_snippet: According to court documents, Petraeus admitted removing several so-called black books -- notebooks in which Petraeus kept classified and non-classified information from Petraeus tenure as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan -- and giving the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan to Petraeus biographer, Paula Broadwell.
article_snippet: The married mother of two and former military officer was writing a book about The general at the time.
article_snippet: During Petraeus time as commander in Afghanistan, Petraeus kept personal notes including classified information in eight 5-by-8 inch black notebooks.
article_snippet: personal notes including classified information in eight 5-by-8 inch black notebooks.
article_snippet: In August 2011, according to the court documents, Petraeus dropped off the notebooks to a house in Washington, D.C., so Broadwell could access the notebooks.
article_snippet: Petraeus later retrieved the notebooks and brought the notebooks to Petraeus home in Arlington,
article_snippet: That turned out not to be true when the FBI in April 2013 conducted a search of Petraeus house and found the notebooks in an unlocked desk drawer in a first floor study.
highlights_snippet: The general provided classified intelligence to The general biographer, who was also The general mistress .