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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused of violating the Espionage Act

By Jerry Dunleavy
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused of violating the Espionage Act

Federal prosecutors accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of violating the Espionage Act as part of a new indictment charging him on 17 counts in addition to the single count unsealed in early April.

The Justice Department said that the charges filed on Thursday “relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.”

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