A federal grand jury has returned superseding charges against two men charged in the theft of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag and other purses from diners in Washington, D.C.
The two men, Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 49, and Cristian Rodrigo Montecino-Sanzana, 51, both Chilean natives, have been indicted on charges of wire theft, aggravated identity theft, and robbery in connection with the purse snatching in April, according to documentation filed from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Thursday.
Both men are reportedly in the United States illegally, the Department of Justice reported shortly after they were caught in connection with the theft of Noem’s purse while she was dining with her family at a D.C. restaurant on Easter Sunday.
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