Julio Rosas, a Townhall alumnus, tapped his D.C. sources to confirm that the purse thief who on Easter Sunday snatched DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Gucci bag, which contained her DHS badge, passport, driver’s license, mobile phone, and $3,000 in cash, has been identified. Turns out the perp is a Chilean illegal immigrant who served three years in a London prison for his crimes.
Color us shocked.
BREAKING: A law enforcement source in D.C. has confirmed to me the man accused of stealing DHS Sec. Noem’s purse is Mario Bustamante Leiva. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Ed Martin has said the man is in the U.S. illegally.
A Daily Mail article from 2015 says Bustamante Leiva is Chilean… pic.twitter.com/6c1h6nPTsL
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) April 27, 2025
BREAKING: A law enforcement source in D.C. has confirmed to me the man accused of stealing DHS Sec. Noem’s…