FOXNews.com: PETREAUS SCANDAL: FBI Agent Under Review is Counterterrorism Veteran

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PETREAUS SCANDAL: FBI Agent Under Review is Counterterrorism Veteran Nov 15th 2012, 07:25 The FBI agent whose actions started the investigation that eventually led to CIA Director David Petraeus' resignation was identified Wednesday as Frederick W. Humphries, who had met one of the women at the heart of the sex scandal last year, Fox News confirms. Humphries, 47, is a veteran counterterrorism investigator in the FBI office in Tampa, Fla., where Jill Kelley, the woman he met, is a socialite with a high profile in military circles. In early June, Kelley reportedly received the first of as many as five emails sent from different anonymous accounts alleging that she was up to no good. One of those mentioned Petraeus by name. Kelley had contacted Humphries later in June or in early July about the emails, which began the agency's investigation of the matter. Petraeus, a former Army general, resigned last week after revelations that he had had an affair with another woman, Paula Broadwell, who is suspected of sending the harassing emails to Kelley. The FBI is reviewing Humphries' conduct in this case, a federal law enforcement official said Wednesday. Specifically the bureau is reviewing a telephone call he made in late October to Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., to voice concern that the bureau was not aggressively pursuing a possible national security breach. Reichert arranged to convey the information to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, who checked with the FBI at that time. Cantor was assured the bureau was on top of any possible vulnerability. Lawrence Berger, the general counsel for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, said in an interview that his client, Humphries, did nothing wrong and should not be disciplined. "He's committed no misconduct," Berger said. Berger tells Fox News that Humphries is still working and was unaware he was being investigated. He says his client was never even involved in the investigation involving Kelley, saying Humphries simply passed the information along to the cyber unit of the bureau. Humphries was also accused of sending Kelley shirtless photos of himself, and FBI executives reportedly told Humphries to steer clear of the developing Kelley case because they had concerns he had become too personally involved. However, his lawyer says the photos were "benign," claiming they were a joke and were sent years ago. Berger says Humphries, his wife and Kelley and her husband are social friends, and that his client never had any romantic relationship with Kelley or any interest in her romantically. Kelley and Humphries met when she attended the bureau's Citizens' Academy, an FBI program aimed at showing members of the public at least some of what the FBI does and how it works, Berger said. The academy lasted from Sept. 13 to Nov. 30, 2011, the AP learned. Fox News' Catherine Herridge, Jennifer Griffin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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