Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, reaches plea deal to avoid prison in US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered into a plea deal for his alleged role in a massive government data breach as part of an agreement with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid imprisonment, according to court documents.

Assange will plead guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose information related to the national defense in a federal court in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory, this week.

The guilty plea must be approved by a judge.