The information comes from a court document unsealed Monday evening.
The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Julian Assange to plead guilty to a single felony count of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information, in a deal that is expected to resolve thefounder's charges in the U.S. with no further time in prison, according to court documents unsealed Monday evening.
According to a letter posted by U.S. prosecutors, Assange will plead guilty in U.S. federal court in the Northern Mariana Islands and is expected to return afterward to Australia, indicating prosecutors will not be requesting a judge sentence him beyond the term of time served for the five years he has spent in London's Belmarsh prison fighting extradition.
FILE - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London, Wednesday May 1, 2019.The deal should mean that Assange will finally walk free after spending more than a decade in some form of confinement while seeking to avoid prosecution by the U.S.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
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 »
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange expected to plead guilty to felony chargeA 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.
Read more »
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty, return to AustraliaWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. Assange is scheduled to appear in the U.S. federal court in the Mariana Islands, a U.S.
Read more »
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 »
Julian Assange expected to be freed after 5 years in UK prison under US plea dealToday's Video Headlines: 6/24/24
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 »