Two people were arrested later this week in relation to this week Easter Sunday theft In the purse of Homeland’s Security Secretary Christie Nom, officials confirmed Sunday.
According to the US Secret Service, the first suspect was arrested in Washington, DC on Saturday. Noam said on Sunday that the man was illegally in the country. He called the suspect a “career criminal”, but did not specify any further details about the immigration status of the person.
49 -year -old Mario Bastamanta Leva has been arrested and accused of robbery with two robbery cases. Officials said that they also face additional allegations for the crime being investigated by the United States secret service.
Matt McCool, in charge of the special agent of the Secret Service at the Washington Field Office, said “the investigation revealed alleged criminal activity, including a potential device and credit card fraud” by “suspect, but by the incident” no protective nexus “as a secretary of homeland security for the position of NOEM.
“The defendant was taken into custody without an incident in Columbia district,” said McCool.
The Secret Service also confirmed another suspect, 51-year-old Christian Rodrigo Montessino-Sanjanat was arrested in a south beach volgant. The Secret Service said that it is being held on an immigration captive, and the agents said that it is connected to “a pattern of robbery and theft” at Washington, DC.
Nom’s purse was stolen from Washington, DC restaurant on Sunday, 21 April. According to three law enforcement sources, his bag had several sensitive individual items, including the driver of the NOEM driver, passport, DHS access badges, checks and approximately $ 3,000 cash. The cell phone of NOEM was not in the purse, but the credit cards, makeup and the drug were among the stolen items.
Investigators say the security footage showed that the suspect wore a mask and the nome’s purse was placed against his leg under his seat.
