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Nicholas A. Williams, a former FBI agent, repeatedly stole money during searches, including a search on a January 6 protestor.
Williams, a former FBI agent, stole over $10,000 while conducting searches. He's now looking at up to 10 years in federal prison and could be fined as much as $250,000. He was found guilty in September and will learn his sentence next month. This case sheds light on the corruption issues within the FBI, pointing to the urgent need for changes in the agency. It also brings attention to how January 6th protesters have been treated unfairly.
Federal court documents, as reported by Houston Public Media, reveal that Williams, serving in the criminal violent gang and counterterrorism squads, "embezzled and wrongfully converted" $1,200 during a search warrant execution in December 2020 in Houston. Then, in March 2022, he stole over $4,000 while carrying out another search at a residence.
One of the victims was the aforementioned peaceful J6 protester who was just inside the Capitol, The People's House, without causing any disturbance:
The third theft happened on Jan. 12, 2023, when Williams took over $1,500 and several silver bars from someone under investigation for being part of the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol. In February, Alexander Fan admitted to a federal misdemeanor charge for being inside the U.S. Capitol during the protest and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.
Williams pulled off two more thefts in July and September 2023. The FBI reported that he also took several phones from the department in 2022 and wrongly used a government credit card.
The total value of the cash and items he stole was over $10,000. He used this money to purchase firearms and their accessories.
According to Houston Public Media, Williams has entered a plea agreement. As part of this deal, he must fully cooperate with any future federal investigations.
And now, with Kash Patel set to head the FBI, maybe he can get the agency squared away.
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