A new court filing in a remote U.S. jurisdiction indicates Julian Assange is preparing to plead guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, on May 1, 2019. has reached a tentative deal to plead guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act for his role in obtaining and publishing classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010, according to court filings.
The plea deal likely ends a long-running legal saga and a transatlantic tug-of-war that pitted national security against press freedom.filed by the Justice Department in the remote U.S. jurisdiction Monday evening. He will then return to his home country of Australia, the letter says, indicating he will be sentenced to the 62 months he has already spent behind bars.says Assange “knowingly and unlawfully conspired” to “receive and obtain documents ...
hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. military documents related to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and hundreds of thousands of confidential diplomatic cables that included candid and sometimes unflattering assessments by U.S. diplomats of counterparts overseas — including foreign heads of state whose help was needed to counter terrorism.Assange had eluded authorities for years by holing up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, to plead guilty to violating the Espionage ActAssange, who has been in custody in the United Kingdom, is set to appear in a U.S. court in the Northern Mariana Islands
Read more »
Trump ‘seriously considering’ pardoning Julian AssangeFormer President Donald Trump suggested he would pardon Julian Assange, the activist behind Wikileaks.
Read more »
Julian Assange expected to plead guilty, avoid further prison time as part of deal with USThe information comes from a court document unsealed Monday evening.
Read more »
Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go freeMichael Kosnar is a Justice Department producer for the NBC News Washington Bureau.
Read more »
Donald Trump Giving ‘Very Serious Consideration’ to Pardoning Julian AssangeSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
SugarGh0st: China-linked espionage malware found targeting diplomatic circlesNew cyberespionage group 'SneakyChef' targets global diplomats using malware 'SugarGh0st,' raising questions about diplomatic security.
Read more »