(ETH) – A new report from Politico is revealing that federal officials are in an ongoing investigating regarding a woman who allegedly entered the Capitol on Jan. 6th and stole a laptop or hard drive from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and was intending to sell it to Russians.
This claim was reportedly included in an affidavit describing the criminal case against Riley June Williams, a Pennsylvania woman who was seen in footage of the Jan. 6 insurrection in the area of the Capitol near Pelosi’s office. The case has prompted the FBI to continue in their investigation on these claims.
The report states: “It appears that WILLIAMS has fled,” according to the affidavit, which was signed Sunday and posted publicly after 9 p.m.. “According to local law enforcement officers in Harrisburg, WILLIAMS’ mother stated that WILLIAMS packed a bag and left her home and told her mother she would be gone for a couple of weeks.
WILLIAMS did not provide her mother with any information about her intended destination.” According to the affidavit, a witness who spoke to authorities claimed to have seen a video of Williams “taking a laptop computer or hard drive from Speaker Pelosi’s office.”
“[Witness 1] stated that WILLIAMS intended to send the computer device to a friend in Russia, who then planned to sell the device to SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence service,” the agent noted.
“According to [Witness 1], the transfer of the computer device to Russia fell through for unknown reasons and WILLIAMS still has the computer device or destroyed it.” “This matter remains under investigation,” the agent concludes. Williams is currently charges of entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct for her actions inside the Capitol.
