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. The Petraeus scandal is a series of events that garnered strong media attention when an extramarital affair between retired four-star general David Petraeus , then Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Paula Broadwell became public information. Petraeus had chosen Broadwell to be his official biographer. She co-authored All In: The Education of General David Petraeus , his biography, when Petraeus was the International Security Assistance Force commander. [1] [2] On November 9, 2012, she was reported to have been involved in the extramarital affair with Petraeus that triggered his resignation as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency when it was discovered by the FBI All for a woman prize.