HOUSTON — A former FBI agent in Houston could go to prison for stealing from homes while conducting search warrants.
Nicholas Anthony Williams has been convicted of theft of personal property and providing false statements, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced on Monday.
The feds say Williams, 37, admitted he stole money and property from multiple residences while serving search warrants. Williams also confessed to providing false statements about several fraudulent charges on his government-issued credit card.
The crimes happened between March 2022 and July 2023.
“Founded on a legacy of steadfast duty since 1908, FBI agents uphold society's trust by relentlessly pursuing justice and protecting citizens with unwavering integrity,” Hamdani said. “Nicholas Williams betrayed that legacy and the community’s trust when he decided to pad his own pockets at the expense of a citizen’s rights. Because no one is above the law, the system of justice that he once swore to protect will now seek to hold him to account for breaking that oath.”
Williams worked as an FBI special agent in the Houston field office since 2019. He served on both the criminal violent gang and counterterrorism squads.
Williams will be sentenced in January. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.
