Cuyahoga Falls Native, Mike Morell, Appointed Acting Director of CIA
David Petraeus stepped down as Director of the CIA Friday, citing an extramarital affair. Mike Morell has been tapped to replace him.
Cuyahoga Falls native Mike Morell is now the Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The announcement came Friday following the unexpected resignation of David Petraeus, reports the Falls News Press. The former four-star general contacted President Barack Obama, informed him he was involved in an extramarital affair and requested to step down, according to CNN. "Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation," said Petraeus in a statement to CIA colleagues. Petraeus was slated to speak in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Nov. 15 in regard to the recent 9/11 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, …
