A former FBI agent named Nicholas Anthony Williams, based in Houston, has been convicted of stealing money and valuables during search operations. He was found guilty of taking cash and silver bars from a non-violent January 6 defendant's home. Williams, 36, who worked in the Houston field office since 2019, was indicted on January 31 in the Southern District of Texas. He took money and items from several homes while executing search warrants for personal gain.
Williams also faced accusations of stealing cell phones from the FBI and lying about fraudulent charges on his government credit card. One victim of his thefts was Alexander Fan, a Houston college student who received a year of probation for his peaceful protest at the Capitol on January 6. After Fan's home was searched by the FBI following his arrest for non-violent misdemeanors, he reported missing items, including cash and silver bars that were not seized according to the warrants.
In September, Williams confessed to stealing nearly $10,000 in cash and silver bars during raids between March 2022 and July 2023. His plea agreement indicated he used the stolen money for personal purchases like firearms and tried to sell the silver bars. Along with theft, he admitted to making false claims regarding his credit card expenditures, stating they were legitimate expenses related to his cases. He also pawned government property for personal profit.
Williams admitted to five total thefts and confessed to embezzling $1,200 during a search in December 2020. He also acknowledged stealing $1,500 in cash and multiple bars from Fan's home, as well as another $4,000 during a warrant execution in 2022. U. S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen accepted Williams' guilty plea, and he is scheduled to be sentenced on July 13, facing a potential maximum of 10 years in prison and fines up to $250,000. Fan's attorney expressed hope for the return of his client's property soon.
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