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Julian Assange formally admits spying charge as part of a plea deal with US authorities

Julian Assange was released after pleading guilty in a U.S. Court for publishing U.S. Military secrets in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Assange faced 18 charges in the U.S., including violations under the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Assange's plea agreement allows him to return to Australia without prison time by admitting guilt to a single felony charge and destroying WikiLeaks-provided information.

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The Hindu

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, freed after US plea deal

The deal required the iconoclastic internet publisher to admit guilt to a single felony count but also permitted him to return to Australia without any time in an American prison

6 days ago·India

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CBC News

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange freed by U.S. court after guilty plea

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with U.S. Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga.

6 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Pleads Guilty In US Court

A plea bargain hearing for Julian Assange began at a US court in Saipan on Wednesday, AFP reporters said, in a final legal step expected to leave the WikiLeaks founder a free man.

6 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty in deal with US that secures his freedom, ends legal fight

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes

6 days ago·United States

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USA Today

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange pleads guilty to violating Espionage Act in plea deal for freedom

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act won his freedom after 62 months in prison fighting extradition.

6 days ago·United States

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Global News

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange set to be freed after U.S. plea deal - National

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that will set him free after a 14-year British legal odyssey.

7 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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