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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Katie Hawkinson

Migrant who boosted Kristi Noem’s purse from Washington DC restaurant learns prison fate

A migrant from Chile will spend three years in prison after he stole purses from multiple people in Washington, D.C., including former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to prosecutors.

Mario Bustamante Leiva received a 36-month prison sentence Wednesday in connection with a “string of thefts,” one of which included stealing Noem’s Gucci purse while she was dining with her family last year, the Justice Department said in a statement.

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