US prosecutors charge Assange with conspiracy, faces maximum penalty of 5 yrs

U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, with conspiracy in trying to access a classified U.S. government computer with former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in 2010. Assange faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.