Crime | Bradley Manning Army 'WikiLeaker' Faces 8 Federal Charges Bradley Manning accused of espionage for downloading video By Marie Morris Posted Jul 6, 2010 11:45 AM CDT Copied This screen grab from Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, shows the Wikileaks.org home page. (AP Photo/Wikileaks.com) See 1 more photo An Army intelligence analyst who has acknowledged providing classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks was charged with eight criminal offenses yesterday, Wired reports. Pfc. Bradley Manning violated the Espionage Act by giving classified material to a nongovernment third party, the government alleges. Manning, 22, is in custody in Kuwait, Boing Boing notes. Manning has taken credit for releasing the footage that became Collateral Murder, a WikiLeaks video that showed an Apache helicopter firing on a Baghdad street and killing 12 civilians. In addition to the eight federal charges, Manning is also accused of two noncriminal violations of military rules. The Army has not yet determined whether he will also face court-martial proceedings, the AP reports. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. See 1 more photo Report an error