The young woman is from Pennsylvania, on January 6 she was involved in the attack on the Capitol in which five people were killed. His father told the media that they traveled to Washington together that day, but that they all went their way upon their arrival.
That was planned for next Tuesday Riley Williams She appeared in court in Washington after being arrested on Monday for attempting to sell Russia a stolen computer belonging to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
According to reports, Williams took part in the attack on the capital on January 6 when an angry mob, supporters of Donald Trump, violated the security of the building and entered by force.
Williams was featured in some videos in the crowd entering the Capitol, police said. He added that the 26-year-old woman was seen near Pelosi’s office and that she had a backpack with her in which she could have hidden the laptop. Pelosi’s office said a computer was missing on the day of the riots.
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Riley Williams is from Pennsylvania, on January 6 she traveled with her father to Washington. Photo EFE
The FBI added that an informant who stated to be Williams’s ex-partner assured that the woman intended to sell the computer to a Russian friend so that he would later sell it to Russia’s foreign intelligence agency (RVS ), but that the sale was not carried out for unknown reasons, but the woman still has the laptop or “will have destroyed it”.
In the affidavit, the informant told the FBI that he had seen a video of Williams stealing a computer or hard drive “from the Democrat’s office.”
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Riley Williams is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, her father told the media that he traveled with her to Washington on January 6, but they all continued on their way during the day.
Her mother, with whom Williams lives in Pennsylvania, told the ITV channel that the young woman had suddenly become interested in Donald Trump’s politics and the “far right” message boards.
Authorities have not charged him with theft, the arrest warrant charges him with violent entry or disorderly conduct, and entering the confined space of the Capitol, for which others involved in the riots in the Senate are being charged. .