FBI investigates if woman stole laptop from Pelosi’s office to sell to Russia

“It looks like WILLIAMS got away,” according to the affidavit, which was signed Sunday and publicly released after 9 p.m. “According to local law enforcement in Harrisburg, WILLIAMS ‘mother said WILLIAMS packed a bag and left her home and told her mother she would be gone for a few weeks. WILLIAMS did not provide his mother with any information about his intended destination. “

A Pelosi assistant was not immediately available for comment. It was not clear whether a laptop or hard drive had actually been stolen.

According to the affidavit, a witness who spoke to authorities claimed to have seen a video of Williams “taking a laptop or hard drive from President Pelosi’s office” “.[Witness 1] stated that WILLIAMS intended to send the computing device to a friend in Russia, who was then considering selling the device to SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service, ”the agent noted. [Witness 1], the transfer of the computing device to Russia failed for unknown reasons and WILLIAMS still has the computing device or destroyed it. “

“This matter is still under investigation,” the agent concluded.

For now, Williams faces charges of entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct for his actions inside the Capitol.

Officer in charge of the Williams case also spoke with law enforcement officials in Harrisburg who had recently interacted with Williams’ parents. On January 11, Williams’ mother filed a Suspicious Persons Report against the person the FBI identified as “Witness 1.” This witness is described as a former romantic partner of the suspect.

While local officers were in attendance, Williams’ mother video called her and officers saw her wearing a brown jacket that matched the one she had seen wearing in footage of the January 6 riots. Harrisburg officers also spoke to Williams’ father, who said he traveled with her to Washington for the protests, but that they parted ways for the day as she rejoined from other friends.

The couple returned from Washington after meeting outside the Capitol.