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The FBI is investigating whether one of the Capitol protesters stole a laptop or a computer hard drive from the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and tried to pass it on to Russian intelligence.
According to court documents, the case against Pennsylvania woman Riley June Williams was described in an affidavit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by an unidentified FBI agent.
In addition to being accused of rape the capitol building and directing people to Pelosi’s office, the affidavit says that the Office received a tip from someone claiming to be a romantic ex-partner of Ms. Williams saying that he “intended to send the computing device to a friend in Russia , which then planned to sell the device to SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence service. “
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The affidavit stated that, according to the notice, “the transfer of the computing device to Russia failed for unknown reasons and Williams still has the computing device or destroyed it.”
Theft of electronic devices during the invasion of the Capitol on January 6 has been a persistent concern for US security services. Acting US Attorney Michael Sherwin said some of the robberies could have jeopardized what he described as “national security values.”
Two days after the Capitol siege, a Pelosi spokesperson, Drew Hammill, confirmed that a laptop used for presentations had been stolen from a conference room in the Spokesman’s office.
According to the FBI, it seems Williams fled an address near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which she shared with her mother, deactivated her phone number and deleted social media accounts.
