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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Man accused of swiping Kristi Noem’s purse while she dined arrested and is facing deportation

A Chilean national pleaded guilty to stealing a cash-filled Gucci purse belonging to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined in Washington, D.C. He now faces deportation.

Mario Bustamante Leiva, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of first-degree theft and wire fraud after prosecutors accused him of perpetrating a string of thefts across the nation’s capital, according to The Washington Post.

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