Federal Charges Filed Against Illegal Immigrant Who Allegedly Stole Kristi Noem's Purse

The U.S. Secret Service revenge national criminal charges against a man accused of snatching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse while she was retired pinch her family connected Easter eating lunch.

The criminal title revenge successful tribunal connected Monday charges 49-year-old Mario Bustamante Leiva pinch ligament fraud, aggravated personality theft and robbery.

The title alleges that Bustamante Leiva committed 3 robberies betwixt April 12, 2024, and April 20, 2025, and aft each robbery, he made fraudulent purchases utilizing nan in installments cards obtained from each victim.

He was yet arrested connected Saturday by members of nan Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and nan Secret Service.

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The U.S. Secret Service revenge a criminal title against Mario Bustamante Leiva connected Monday. (Fox News)

Authorities opportunity Bustamante Leiva is an illegally coming Chilean national, and successful each ruse, he approached victims arsenic they ate successful a restaurant, stole their purses from nan backmost of their seats, and past fled nan scene.

Detectives located video grounds of nan thefts, which led them to place nan alleged fishy arsenic Bustamante Leiva. He was arrested connected Saturday and initially charged pinch 2 counts of robbery, though further charges were pending for an further discourtesy being investigated by nan Secret Service, officials said. 

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The U.S. Secret Service revenge a criminal title against Mario Bustamante Leiva connected Monday. (Fox News)

Noem was pinch her family connected Easter Sunday astatine The Capital Burger successful Washington, D.C., erstwhile nan fishy nabbed her luxury container containing nan rate arsenic good arsenic her driver’s license, passport, medication, constitution bag, blank checks, DHS badge, flat keys and a Louis Vuitton Clemence wallet.

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The container was connected nan level astatine her array erstwhile it was stolen, according to a title revenge pinch section police.

Security footage captured a White man successful a N95 surgical mask, acheronian pants and a shot headdress grabbing nan bag earlier leaving nan restaurant.

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price, Landon Mion and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.