Julio Rosas, a Townhall alumnus, tapped his D.C. sources to confirm that the purse thief who on Easter Sunday snatched DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Gucci bag, which contained her DHS badge, passport, driver’s license, mobile phone, and $3,000 in cash, has been identified. Turns out the perp is a Chilean illegal immigrant who served three years in a London prison for his crimes.
Color us shocked.
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 who stole wallets, computers, and phones in London.
Bustamante Leiva’s MO has not changed over the years, as that 2015 Daily Mail article Rosas referenced described.
‘He would enter the premises wearing a flat cap, large coat and backpack or large bag over his shoulder, even in the height of summer.
‘He would then stand or sit close to a person who had their bag on the floor or the back of a chair.
‘He would observe them and at an opportune moment remove the bag with his foot or the back of his hand.
‘After he obtained the bag he would hide it under his coat and leave the premises with the bag and its contents.’
I hope Kristi got all her valuables back.
That criminal needs to be imprisoned in the United States, not deported, that way we know where he is and not allowed to roam free.