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Woman who allegedly helped steal Pelosi laptop to be released on bail

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A Pennsylvania woman facing charges that she helped steal a laptop from the office of the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, during the attack on the US Capitol will be released from jail, a federal judge decided on Thursday.
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US magistrate judge Martin Carlson directed that Riley June Williams be released into the custody of her mother, with travel restrictions, and instructed her to appear on Monday in federal court in Washington to continue her case.

"The gravity of these offenses is great," Carlson told Williams. "It cannot be overstated."
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The FBI says an unidentified former romantic partner of Williams tipped them off that she appeared in video from the 6 January rioting and the tipster claimed she had hoped to sell the computer to Russian intelligence.

Williams's defense lawyer, Lori Ulrich, told Carlson the tipster is a former boyfriend who had been abusive to Williams and that "his accusations are overstated".
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In adding the theft-related charges on Tuesday, a Virginia-based FBI agent said Williams was recorded on closed-circuit cameras in the Capitol going into and coming out of Pelosi's office.

The agent's affidavit said a cellphone video that was probably shot by Williams shows a man's gloved hand lifting an HP laptop from a table, and the caption read, "they got the laptop".
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www.theguardian.com

Woman who allegedly helped steal Pelosi laptop to be released from jail

Federal judge directed that Riley June Williams be released into the custody of her mother, with travel restrictions
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Stealing government information and planning to sell to other country and can release from jail?
 
Sunster

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If they determined she's not a flight risk then I guess I don't see any problem with this.



Of course everyone should be afforded this privilege tho
 
Dyle

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It's the pandemic, very few nonviolent offenders are being kept in jail prior to sentencing. I doubt this should be read as anything beyond that.
 

finfinfin

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"unidentified" lol yeah we all saw the tweet and it owned

also screw her lawyer for misgendering them
 
Darknight

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There's context missing from here. First, they're released on bail with restrictions. Second, the judge railed on her failed attempt at insurrection and rubbed it in that the fact that she can get released on bail is because she failed.
 
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US magistrate judge Martin Carlson directed that Riley June Williams be released into the custody of her mother, with travel restrictions, and instructed her to appear on Monday in federal court in Washington to continue her case.

"The gravity of these offenses is great," Carlson told Williams. "It cannot be overstated."
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Sounds like she's just on house arrest until her trial.
 
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Kamek

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Was there a bail? How could she be let out? If she was planning on sending info to Russia - how it it not in the best public interest for no bail.
 
Watchtower

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Hollywood Duo said:
So she's on house arrest until she's on trial. Makes sense considering the covid situations in jails.
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Darknight said:
There's context missing from here. First, they're released on bail with restrictions. Second, the judge railed on her failed attempt at insurrection and rubbed it in that the fact that she can get released on bail is because she failed.
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Considering this whole laptop episode makes her guilty of attempted treason I'd still say she's getting off extremely whitely.
 
Z-Beat

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So she's effectively out on bail until the trial? Seems nuts for what's basically treason
 
nsilvias

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prisons have a covid problem. they arent going to put someone in a high profile case in there and risk them dying before there trial
 
EJS

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I heard about this. Did they prove she was going to sell the laptop or had intentions or did her ex-boyfriend speculate? Not doubting it necessarily, I just haven't caught up entirely.
 
Powdered Egg

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Lmao white privilege wins again.

She may as well start a gofundme and leave the country with her new millions rather than face trial.
 

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She's still going to face trial and probably time
most people are released on bail awaiting their trials, otherwise prisons would be full(er)
 
rjinaz

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Silex said:
People here are acting like the verdict has already been rendered...
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No, I think some just realize if this was a Black man there is no way he would be getting sent home to his momma.

Anyway, it sucks if her boyfriend was abusive as she claims, but I really don't see how that has any bearings on her case? What is her lawyer's argument? That it doesn't count that she did this because the person that reported it is a piece of shit? Nah just trying to find sympathy with the judge. Maybe it worked.
 
Simplegamer

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Are we surprised? We already know how the system works. If she does get charged it will probably be a slap on the wrist. I will honestly be more surprised if she gets 5+ years which is sad.
 
Silex

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rjinaz said:
No, I think some just realize if this was a Black man there is no way he would be getting sent home to his momma.
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I agree, but the way ERA reacts to stories like these, you get the sense they would rather white people be treated by criminal justice system the same way it treats black people, instead of black people receiving the same justice as white people.
 
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Silex said:
I agree, but the way ERA reacts to stories like these, you get the sense they would rather white people be treated by criminal justice system the same way it treats black people, instead of black people receiving the same justice as white people.
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I wish PoC seditionists stealing government property to be sold to foreign actors also dont get to chill at home and hope the little ankle bracelet will stop them from divulging any state secrets gleamed from the stolen government property.

this isnt people wishing a nice white lady gets shot during a routine traffic stop while reaching for her wallet or something
 
Silex

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Kenstar said:
I wish PoC seditionists stealing government property to be sold to foreign actors also dont get to walk free

this isnt people wishing a nice white lady gets shot during a routine traffic stop while reaching for her wallet or something
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If she is not a flight risk, then I don't see what there is to be outraged about what is essentially placing her under house arrest.
 
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Silex said:
I agree, but the way ERA reacts to stories like these, you get the sense they would rather white people be treated by criminal justice system the same way it treats black people, instead of black people receiving the same justice as white people.
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The americans just can't help themselves.
 
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