Julian Assange is free: Wikileaks founder boards private plane to Australia after prison release

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty this week to violating U.S. espionage law, in a deal that could end his imprisonment in Britain and allow him to return home to Australia. U.S. prosecutors filed criminal paperwork against Assange, 52, that is typically a preliminary step before a plea deal. In the agreement, prosecutors will look for a 62-month sentence - the same amount of time Assange has served in a high-security prison in London while fighting extradition to the U.S. Daily Mail Homepage: Daily Mail Facebook: Daily Mail IG: Daily Mail Snap: Daily Mail Twitter: Daily Mail Pinterest: Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: