Julian Assange Charged in 18-Count Indictment For WikiLeaks Disclosures

Julian Assange was charged Thursday in an 18-count superseding indictment for his role in orchestrating the 2010 WikiLeaks disclosures, described by the U.S. government as 'one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.' From a report: According to the Justice Department, the new charges from a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia allege that 'Assange's actions risked serious harm to United States national security to the benefit of our adversaries.' According to the DOJ announcement, Assange faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each charge with the exception of one charge related to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. Assange was previously indicted in April on a single-count conspiracy to commit computer intrusion charge for his role in Chelsea Manning's disclosure of classified materials made public by WikiLeaks in 2010, which the government has called 'one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.'

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