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Jill Kelley, Tampa socialite in Petraeus sex scandal, loses special license plates

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TAMPA — The socialite at the center of the sex scandal that brought down CIA boss David Petraeus has lost her prized honorary consul license plates, an official said yesterday.

Florida’s DMV said Jill Kelley, 37, no longer qualifies for the special-issue plates (top) she sported on her vehicles. As of yesterday, the military groupie’s three vehicles were already sporting regular Florida plates (above).

The revocation of the plates comes two days after South Korea stripped Kelley of her honorary title for misusing it in business dealings.

Kelley’s complaint about allegedly threatening e-mails led to the FBI probe that brought to light the former general’s extramarital affair with biographer Paula Broadwell.

The symbolic post meant she helped set up meetings between Tampa businessmen and South Korea’s US ambassador.

Kelley has also been banned from MacDill Air Force Base because of her role in an ongoing investigation.