Kristi Noem’s alleged bag thief spent $205 on food and alcohol on her AmEx before falling asleep at restaurant table, charging documents show

An amerciable migrant accused of stealing Kristi Noem’s Gucci container allegedly utilized her AmEx to walk $205 connected nutrient and intoxicant earlier falling dormant astatine a edifice table.

Mario Bustamante Leiva, 49, allegedly targeted 3 antithetic radical betwixt April 12 and 20, during the clip helium is accused of snatching the Homeland Security Secretary’s decorator bag, which reportedly outgo astir $4,400.

Charging documents filed successful national tribunal connected Monday stated that Noem, who is referred to lone arsenic “an idiosyncratic nether the extortion of the United States Secret Service,” had been eating astatine the Capital Burger edifice erstwhile the incidental happened.

Noem’s handbag contained $3,000 successful cash, a Louis Vuitton wallet, her DHS entree badge, flat keys, passport, blank checks, and different idiosyncratic items.

After taking the bag, Bustamante Leiva got the autobus to a adjacent Italian restaurant, wherever helium made 5 purchases utilizing respective of Noem’s American Express cards, the documents stated.

Surveillance footage viewed by the Secret Service revealed helium had stayed astatine the edifice until astir midnight, past near and fell dormant astatine an outdoor table, wherever helium remained until astir 7:30 a.m. the pursuing morning.

Police and national agents arrested Bustamante Leiva connected Saturday and helium was charged with aggravated individuality theft, robbery and fraud connected Monday. Court records didn't instantly database an lawyer representing him.

The agent's affidavit doesn't sanction Noem, but the accusation successful tribunal records matches details of the theft from her. Authorities said determination was nary grounds that Noem had been targeted due to the fact that of her high-profile status.

“There is nary denotation it was due to the fact that of that. It was, frankly, it was a nice-looking purse,” Ed Martin, the Interim U.S. lawyer for the District of Columbia, told NBC News.

Investigators said they identified Bustamante Leiva arsenic a fishy successful the thefts aft helium utilized a stolen acquisition paper to marque a acquisition astatine a motel. When shown a photograph of Noem, helium told investigators that helium didn't cognize who she was, according to the affidavit.

Investigators said they recovered Noem's purse and wallet from his motel room.

In a prepared statement, Noem referred to the fishy arsenic “a vocation transgression who has been successful our state illegally for years.”

After the brazen heist from the Washington, D.C., edifice connected Easter Sunday, questions person swirled arsenic to however this was possible, fixed that she has a information team. Two plainclothes members of her item were astatine the restaurant’s barroom betwixt the family’s array and the beforehand door.

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told NBC News: “For the information of our agents and officers, we are not successful a presumption to corroborate oregon remark astatine this time. Should transgression charges beryllium filed, the Department of Homeland Security volition supply nationalist accusation successful accordance with established procedures.”