A Houston college student sentenced for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the U.S. Capitol is one of the alleged victims of a FBI agent who was indicted for theft.
Alexander Fan was sentenced to 12 months probation for trespassing during a sentencing hearing on Friday. His attorney, Mark Thering, said he pleaded guilty and expressed genuine remorse in a statement to the court.
Fan’s home was searched after his arrest in June 2023. Court records filed ahead of the hearing state, “the next day, Fan reported to the FBI that some items–including cash and silver bars–had gone missing from his bedroom. These items were not seized pursuant to the warrants.”
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Thering said the loss was several thousand dollars, and his client never expected his report to materialize.
“He was under the assumption, well, that was the last he’d hear from them,” Thering said.
On Jan. 31, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of Nicholas Anthony Williams, a Houston FBI agent.