FBI Agent Charged With Stealing Thousands Of Dollars From Jan 6 Defendant During Search

An FBI agent from the Houston field office was indicted last month and charged with stealing both government and civilian property from March 2022 to July 2023. One of the agents alleged victims was a January 6 defendant, who reported that roughly $2,500 worth of jewelry and cash were missing after FBI agents searched his home.

Nicholas Anthony Williams, 36, was indicted on January 31 in the Southern District of Texas. Williams, who had worked at the agency’s Houston field office since 2019, is accused of taking money or property from multiple residences while executing search warrants as an FBI special agent. He then allegedly converted the money or property to his personal use, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Williams is also accused of stealing multiple cell phones from the agency and provided false statements regarding a number of fraudulent charges on his government-issued credit card, the indictment alleges.

SICK: FBI agents assigned to raid the homes of hundreds of January 6th protesters are not only depriving Americans of basic civil rights but sometimes they’re stealing money and property from the citizens they’re raiding. https://t.co/95ANsXUmbc pic.twitter.com/47xsBRrYRk

— @amuse (@amuse) February 23, 2024

Alexander Fan, a Houston college student who was sentenced to 12 months probation for peacefully protesting in the Capitol Building on January 6, was one of Williams’ alleged victims.

Fan’s home was subject to an FBI search after his arrest on non-violent trespassing misdemeanors in June 2023. According to court filings released before Fan’s plea hearing, the college student reported to the FBI that a number of items — including cash and silver bars — were missing from his bedroom. ” These items were not seized pursuant to the warrants,” the court filing reads.

Nicholas Anthony Williams allegedly served in both the criminal violent gang and counterterrorism squads

The items missing from Fan’s home were worth thousands of dollars, according to his attorney, Mark Thering. “He was under the assumption, well, that was the last he’d hear from them,” Thering said.

Prosecutors have not disclosed the number of victims or how much more was stolen during searches. If convicted, Williams faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.