Wikileaks Founder Reaches Plea Deal With US to End Battle (Newser Breaking News)

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June 24, 2024 Sponsored by Wise Bread   Happening Now Wikileaks Founder Reaches Plea Deal With US to End Battle Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday. Assange is scheduled to appear in federal court in the Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth in the Western Pacific, to enter his plea on an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, the AP reports. Keep reading   From our sponsor Pocket a $200 Bonus Offer With This Credit Card Pocket a $200 bonus offer with this amazing cash back rewards card. Plus, enjoy high ongoing cash back rates, 0% interest until 2025, and no annual fee. Start racking up huge cash back rewards. Learn More   Today's 6 Most-Read Stories   Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved