The thief who snatched a Gucci handbag last year from Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary at the time, while she was dining with her family at a restaurant in Washington was sentenced ...

The Chilean national who stole former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci purse while she was dining in DC with family is facing more than just prison time. Mario Bustamante Leiva was ...

Mario Bustamante Leiva did not recognize Noem when he grabbed her Gucci handbag from the floor of a restaurant where she was eating with her family in April 2025, according to the U.S. attorney’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who stole a purse from then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem while she dined at a restaurant under the protection of Secret Service agents was sentenced on Wednesday to ...