Kristi Noem sits before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee in Washington DC. on January 17, 2025. – CSPAN screengrab
The US Secret Service on Sunday evening announced a second suspect was arrested in connection with the Kristi Noem robbery.
On Saturday it was reported that an illegal alien was arrested for robbing Kristi Noem on Easter.
49-year-old Mario Bustamante Leiva was located and arrested in DC, according to DC Metro Police.
Bustamante Leiva snatched Noem’s Gucci bag while she dined at a restaurant with her children and grandchildren in high-crime Washington, DC, on Easter Sunday.
He took off with the purse, which included $3,000 in cash, her passport, apartment keys, DHS badge, and other valuables. The bag reportedly contained a $600 Louis Vuitton Clemence Purse.
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
On Sunday a co-conspirator was arrested and surprise, surprise – he’s an illegal alien being held on an ICE detainer.
Full statement from Secret Service:
Agents 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 pattern of robberies and thefts in Washington, D.C.
The individual is believed to be a co-conspirator in those incidents with the primary defendant who is accused of committing a robbery against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. The arrest was made early Sunday with critical assistance from the Miami Beach Police Department and ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division.
Special Agent in Charge Rafael Barros of the U.S. Secret Service Miami Field Office announced the arrest.
“Public safety is strongest when built on trust and collaboration,” Special Agent in Charge Rafael Barros said. “We are grateful to the Miami Beach Police Department for their swift and outstanding assistance in today’s apprehension. After receiving information from Washington, Miami Beach Police officers quickly implemented targeted patrols and located the defendant, who was taken into custody without incident.”
The suspect is currently being held on an immigration detainer as charges are finalized in coordination with the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The defendant’s name will be released upon the filing of those charges.
JUST IN: A second suspect tied to a pattern of thefts & robberies in DC has been apprehended by @SecretService & @ICEgov, with outstanding assistance from @MiamiBeachPD. Details on both cases here https://t.co/Gp0NC3pq6S pic.twitter.com/BTuQdEY7Bn
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) April 27, 2025
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