THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Illegal Immigrant Jailed for Stealing Noem’s Gucci Bag, Committing Wire Fraud.
A Chilean illegal immigrant has been sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud and theft, including stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handbag.
A Chilean illegal immigrant has been sentenced to three years in prison for wire fraud and theft, including stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Mario Bustamante Leiva, a 50-year-old Chilean illegal immigrant, was handed a three-year prison term for wire fraud and theft. Among his crimes was the theft of a Gucci handbag belonging to Kristi Noem, the former Homeland Security Secretary. He admitted guilt to three separate wire fraud charges plus one count of first-degree theft, after he preyed on women at restaurants in Washington, D.C., in April 2025. DETAIL: Leiva was caught on surveillance cameras methodically targeting women dining in restaurants, stealing their purses, and…Open