“To sell to Russia…” A woman who stole Pelosi’s laptop while invading the US Congress

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an arrest warrant for a woman in her twenties, who appears to have stolen the laptop of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the intrusion of the Capitol on the 6th (local time) and pursued it. The woman was planning to hand over her laptop to Russia.

According to Politico on the 18th, FBI Special Investigator Jonathan Lund said, “A Pennsylvania woman named Riley June Williams is a suspect.” The 22-year-old woman reportedly worked as a caregiver.

Williams’ plan was known as the tip of an old lover. He contacted the FBI and informed him that “Williams tried to send Pelosi’s laptop to a friend in Russia,” and “planned to sell the laptop to the Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR.”

However, it was reported that the plan to send the laptop to Russia was eventually misfired. The informant said, “Williams still has the laptop, or he may have broken it.”

The US investigative authorities confirmed a video of Williams on the 6th in the Capitol, as if guiding the mob on the stairs leading to Chairman Pelosi’s office. There were posts on Twitter that presumed that Pelosi’s laptop was in the bag he was carrying.

It was also confirmed that Williams’ father broke up in front of the Capitol while driving with his daughter on the same day. His father said, “My daughter said he had decided to meet a friend.”

Williams is currently fleeing and destination is unknown. His mother said, “My daughter packed her bag and left the house,” and “I said she would be away for two to three weeks.”

Earlier on the 8th, Chairman Pelosi announced that a laptop used for presentations in the conference room was stolen.

Williams’s move seems to be related to his recent start to take an interest in a popular Internet bulletin board among the US far-right, Politico reported.

The Associated Press reported on the 19th that while the US investigative authorities sought the status quo for the riot leaders, those arrested at the Washington DC Capitol on the 6th were former public officials and Olympic medalists.

They believed in white supremacy and supported U.S. President Donald Trump, and they had in common that they had fallen into an unfounded conspiracy theory.

Timothy Hale-Kusanelli, a New Jersey National Guard, also served as a subcontractor for the US Navy. He was identified in court documents as a person with weapon access. Indulged in white supremacy, he followed Nazi thought. Also, a video containing extremist political tendencies has been posted on social media.

Thomas Sweeney, who retired last year after working as a firefighter in New York, was arrested after joining the Capitol Hill invasion with a similar tendency.

In Colorado, Clit Keller, who won two gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the US national swimmer, was arrested for the same reason. As a supporter of President Trump, Keller has been eagerly participating in related meetings for years.

Reporter Seo Yujin, Researcher Jang Minsoon [email protected]