Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally indicted by the US Department of Justice for the third time, this time over allegations that he leaked a sensitive national security document while serving as FBI Director in October 2016. According to court records unsealed Monday, prosecutors filed the case in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, nearly 10 years after the alleged incident. The Justice Department said it filed a criminal information to preserve the case before the statute of limitations expired.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been criminally indicted by the US Department of Justice for the third time, this time over allegations that he leaked a sensitive national security document while serving as FBI Director in October 2016. According to court records unsealed Monday, prosecutors filed the case in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, nearly 10 years after the alleged incident. The Justice Department said it filed a criminal information to preserve the case before the statute of limitations expired.