( CNN ) -- South Korea is stripping the title of `` honorary consul '' from Jill Kelley , the Florida socialite embroiled in the scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus , a South Korean official said Monday . Kelley will lose that designation after a New York businessman accused her of trying to use the honorary title to solicit business , Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kyou-hyun told the semi-official South Korean news agency Yonhap . `` It 's not suitable to the status of honorary consul that ( she ) sought to be involved in commercial projects and peddle influence . It 's also inappropriate as honorary consul , '' Yonhap quoted Kim as telling South Korean reporters during a visit to Washington . The Petraeus affair : Who is Jill Kelley ? Kelley 's title , which carries no official responsibility , came to light after Petraeus abruptly resigned on November 9 and admitted to an extramarital affair . Federal investigators learned of the affair after Kelley complained to an FBI agent that she was receiving harassing e-mails from a woman later identified as Petraeus 's mistress , Paula Broadwell . Kelley and her husband , Scott , a doctor , hosted parties at their Tampa home for top officers at the nearby headquarters of U.S. Central Command . After Petraeus resigned , Kelley soon found herself facing questions about flirty e-mails shared with another top U.S. commander , Gen. John Allen , and she invoked her honorary title when she called police on November 11 to complain about reporters besieging her home . Kelley asked for $ 80 million to influence South Korea deal , businessman says . `` I am an honorary consul general , '' Kelley tells police on a recording of the call . `` ... I have inviolability . They should not be on my property . I do n't know if you want to get diplomatic , uh , protection involved as well . '' South Korean officials tell CNN that `` an honorary consul can generally play a role of promoting trade and economic cooperation between the two countries . '' It does not , however , carry diplomatic immunity . A few days later , a New York businessman told CNN that Kelley asked him for an $ 80 million commission if she used her influence to win a South Korean business contract . She claimed to have been a high-level representative of the South Korean government , energy executive Adam Victor said . Tricky nature of investigating Gen. Allen 's emails . Kelley has kept a low profile and has not returned CNN phone calls seeking comment about the `` honorary consul '' title . Allen , the current U.S. commander in Afghanistan , has denied any wrongdoing , a senior defense official told CNN , and sources familiar with Kelley have said the relationship between the two was not sexual . The White House has said that President Barack Obama continues to have faith in Allen 's leadership -- but Allen 's nomination to become NATO 's supreme allied commander has been put on hold pending the outcome of an investigation , White House spokesman Jay Carney said .
A South Korean official says Jill Kelley 's use of her honorary title was `` not suitable '' A New York businessman accused her of using that designation to solicit business . Kelley 's complaint about harassing e-mails led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus .