The history of Kristi Noem’s purse-snatcher
Perhaps you already know that Division of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s Gucci purse was stolen recently at a DC restaurant and that the thief (actually, thieves, although there was one main player) has been arrested.
It’s as though he was sent by Central Casting. Take a look at this history – “illegal alien” is just the tip of a substantial iceberg:
Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 49, of Santiago, was arrested Saturday after he allegedly made off with the luxury shoulder bag while Noem, 53, was at an Easter outing with her family at the Capital Burger in Washington, DC, sources told The Post.
Bustamante-Leiva, who is in the US illegally, is believed to be part of a large East Coast robbery organization.
Cops later arrested a second suspect — another illegal migrant — in Miami and are holding him on a deportation notice while finalizing charges, according to sources.
The two suspects allegedly work together and have committed similar robbery schemes across the country, the sources said.
So not just an illegal alien, but a habitual criminal illegal alien working with another habitual criminal illegal alien. How was Bustmnte-Leiva caught? For starters, the entire thing was recorded on a security camera.
But wait, that’s just the beginning. Bustamante-Leiva has been getting around (that link is from March of 2015):
One of London’s most prolific thieves has been jailed for three years after stealing £21,000 worth of phones, wallets and computers during a five-month crime spree.
Jobless father-of-three Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 39, of no fixed address, wore a flat cap and a large overcoat even in the height of summer in order to conceal his pickings.
The Chilean national trawled exclusive bars, restaurants and coffee shops looking for laptops, mobile phones, iPods and tablets.
The Old Bailey heard in one case he even stole a bag containing an entire family’s passports and airplane boarding passes.
Police have released CCTV footage which shows the brazen thief swipe an unsuspecting woman’s handbag from under her nose as she chats with a friend.
This guy saw no meed to change tactics, despite having been caught on camera before.
So, how did he get in here without being detected as a criminal? (Yes, it’s a rhetorical question.) How long has he been here, doing this? How large is the criminal ring? And lastly – will the left take up his cause as their latest hero?
I have formed the habit, in any city location, of carrying a bag with a cross-shoulder strap. It’s always on my body, not set down nearby.
As I read of stories of people pushing down older people, it makes sense to have hands free. I tend to put my wallet in a zipped pocket whenever I go shopping.
That’s the thing that astonishes me most – the “victims” the Democrats keep choosing to defend! I know, I know, if the rule of law doesn’t apply to the worst offender, it’s not really the rule of law* … but the midterms are coming for them too. Wouldn’t you think they would want a better story to tell?
* I think the rule of law HAS been followed with regard to all the Democrats’ “victims” I’ve heard about, except for the unfortunate glitch of deporting the Salvadoran to El Salvador where he wasn’t supposed to be because his life was at risk from a rival gang. And even in that case, if his life was no longer at risk because the rival gang had been put out to pasture (as apparently it has), then the only POTENTIALLY missing piece would have been a quick “So, judge, can we deport him to El Salvador now?”
I am a little uncomfortable with his having been deported directly into prison, but that’s up to El Salvador at this point, and they appear to think he ought be to behind bars.
So deport the criminals rather than imprison? I vote enslavement for a year or five first since the constitution seems to still allow it.
14th amendment
Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
I still don’t see any explanations of why her Secret Service detail let anyone get so close and didn’t grab him immediately.
And what happened to the contents of the purse?
Argh 13th amendment.
When Letitia gets letished, there’ll be a DA spot open that this goon can fill.
Hochul will likely appoint him to replace the current James Sister … in the name of “Diversity”:
“First Chilean DA in NY, and first serial purse/bag thief! This is a proud milestone for the Empire State!”
The order about deportation seems to actually be for Guatemala, because that’s where his mother was living in 2019 when the order was signed. That’s certainly the nation mentioned in the judge’s order. Mind, I didn’t see the actual request the judge said was granted, and that may specify El Salvador instead. The Guatemala discussions are weird, if so, and I know it’s been claimed the judge made a mistake.
We have judges here in Wisconsin that would help him.
Chases Eagles wrote: “So deport the criminals rather than imprison? I vote enslavement for a year or five first since the constitution seems to still allow it.”
I agree. Maybe for more reasons.
I have little faith in simple deportation to be a deterrent for the recalcitrant types. Some will try, try again to sneak in.
And though our border is tighter, that is only true while the GOP is in power.
Punishment — prison time — is an added decentive.
I built enough restaurants to know they have cameras everywhere. So was sure all was recorded.
A few weeks ago I had mentioned a local news story on a message board about some Latino lawyer who was supposedly born here and lived her entire life here and received a letter to self-deport. The fact that that didn’t blow up into the biggest story in the country in a few days made me think it was fishy. Others on the message board reported hearing similar local news stories of latinos “born and raised” here getting sent deportation notices that also had no follow up.
Were these all errors by the government (since rectified) or purposeful lies perpetrated by the left to try to create a “wholesome” version of “maryland dad” to rally behind?
@ ajanale > ” The fact that that didn’t blow up into the biggest story in the country in a few days made me think it was fishy.”
That it and the other stories were not followed-up or taken up by the Regime Media is, I think, a testament that the Left has finally become convinced that there are enough free-lance and professional investigators who can bring the evidence of fabrication to the increasingly prominent conservative media.