The US Secret Service on Sunday night introduced a second suspect was arrested in reference to the Kristi Noem theft.
On Saturday it was reported that an unlawful alien was arrested for robbing Kristi Noem on Easter.
49-year-old Mario Bustamante Leiva was positioned and arrested in DC, in accordance with DC Metro Police.
Bustamante Leiva snatched Noem’s Gucci bag whereas she dined at a restaurant together with her youngsters and grandchildren in high-crime Washington, DC, on Easter Sunday.
He took off with the purse, which included $3,000 in money, her passport, condominium keys, DHS badge, and different valuables. The bag reportedly contained a $600 Louis Vuitton Clemence Purse.
BREAKING: A regulation enforcement supply in D.C. has confirmed to me the person accused of stealing DHS Sec. Noem’s purse is Mario Bustamante Leiva. U.S. Lawyer for D.C. Ed Martin has stated the person is within the U.S. illegally.
A Day by day Mail article from 2015 says Bustamante Leiva is Chilean… pic.twitter.com/6c1h6nPTsL
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) April 27, 2025
On Sunday a co-conspirator was arrested and shock, shock – he’s an unlawful alien being held on an ICE detainer.
Full statement from Secret Service:
Brokers from the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Miami, Florida, on Sunday arrested a second suspect linked to a sample of robberies and thefts in Washington, D.C.
The person is believed to be a co-conspirator in these incidents with the first defendant who’s accused of committing a theft towards Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem. The arrest was made early Sunday with essential help from the Miami Seaside Police Division and ICE’s Enforcement and Elimination Operations division.
Particular Agent in Cost Rafael Barros of the U.S. Secret Service Miami Discipline Workplace introduced the arrest.
“Public security is strongest when constructed on belief and collaboration,” Particular Agent in Cost Rafael Barros stated. “We’re grateful to the Miami Seaside Police Division for his or her swift and excellent help in immediately’s apprehension. After receiving info from Washington, Miami Seaside Cops shortly carried out focused patrols and positioned the defendant, who was taken into custody with out incident.”
The suspect is presently being held on an immigration detainer as expenses are finalized in coordination with the Metropolitan Police Division of Washington, D.C., the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Columbia. The defendant’s identify will likely be launched upon the submitting of these expenses.
JUST IN: A second suspect tied to a sample of thefts & robberies in DC has been apprehended by @SecretService & @ICEgov, with excellent help from @MiamiBeachPD. Particulars on each instances right here https://t.co/Gp0NC3pq6S pic.twitter.com/BTuQdEY7Bn
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) April 27, 2025
