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The 29-year-old man accused of starting what became the devastating Palisades Fire was hit with two new charges this week after being indicted by a federal grand jury, the Justice Department announced.

Jonathan Rinderknecht of Melbourne, Florida, who previously was charged with destruction of property by means of fire, is now facing one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce and one count of timber set afire, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 45 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.

"A federal grand jury today indicted a former resident of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles who is charged

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