As we’ve reported, a thief snatched Department of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem’s purse on Easter Sunday—a bag that contained $3,000, as well as her DHS badge, passport, driver’s license, and mobile phone.
Reality came Saturday for suspect Mario Bustamante Leiva, a 49-year-old Chilean national with a long history of international theft, as authorities took him into custody.
But now the plot thickens: the U.S. Secret Service posted on their website Sunday that they had captured an accomplice in Miami:
BREAKING: Second suspect arrested after illegal alien was accused of stealing DHS chief Kristi Noem’s purse in D.C. pic.twitter.com/8wwi8VliFo
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 27, 2025
Even more concerning, the pair may be associated with an organized crime ring, according to a report:
Investigators believe the arrest could be connected to an…
