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Capitol riot: Woman accused of stealing Pelosi’s laptop sentenced

About 1,000 people have so far been charged with federal crimes in relation to the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 [File: Leah Millis/AP Photo]

A woman who was accused of helping to steal then-House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the January 6, 2021, storming of the United States Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison on riot-related charges.

Riley June Williams, 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Thursday despite a jury in November not reaching a verdict on a charge of “aiding and abetting the laptop’s theft”.

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