According to Business Insider, a sealed indictment for Julian Assange has been released by the Justice Department.
The Department of Justice charged the founder of WikiLeaks with 17 counts, including violations of the Espionage Act.
Assange was indicted for his role role in obtaining and disseminating information provided by former US army analyst Chelsea Manning.
These latest charges are part of a superseding indictment returned by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia.