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Take Two

Socialite Jill Kelley's unique connection to top military brass

By Take Two Staff
Published Nov 14, 2012
Jill Kelley leaves her home Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is identified as the woman who allegedly received harassing emails from Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. She serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located.
Jill Kelley leaves her home Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012 in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is identified as the woman who allegedly received harassing emails from Gen. David Petraeus' paramour, Paula Broadwell. She serves as an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, where the military's Central Command and Special Operations Command are located.
(
Chris O'Meara/AP
)

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Socialite Jill Kelley's unique connection to top military brass

Now to Tampa, Florida, home of CentCom and of socialite Jill Kelley.

Her mansion was ground zero for the lavish parties she and her husband threw for military brass. That's where Kelley established the relationships with generals David Petraeus and John Allen, which have now come under scrutiny in the wake of Petraeus's affair.

With more on this, we turn to Ben Montgomery, a reporter for the Tampa Times.