Theory: Noem's purse was a baited hook -- needed $5k in value to utilize federal statues to prosecute
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I like your theory, but I don't think this was a sting. It was a crime of opportunity. The thief - Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 49, of Santiago Chile, is part of an international theft ring.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/27/us-news/illegal-migrant-accused-of-snatching-kristi-noems-gucci-bag-identified-serial-criminal/
One of the crimes you outlined has nothing to do with this. The "public money" crime is for stealing government money or property. This was her personal money. She did have her government ID but the value wouldn't reach the amount required for this statute.
The "Transporting" crime is spot on. This guy didn't leave DC (he was actually caught in DC), but we don't know where he came from (here) to do the crime. He is an illegal from Chile. The reason the Transporting crime 100% fits is because a 2nd person in this theft ring was arrested in Miami for this crime. The thief is actually wanted in London for similar crimes. Since it is an international crime ring (and interstate with the Miami arrest) it becomes a federal crime.
Thanks for your thoughts fren. Curious to hear you expand more on the government ID value as Noem is not some low-level slug. Could the badge itself and whatever chips/data it has on it have elevated value? It seems like if you move it to the right person at the right time the badge could actually have tremendous value (though there is no public evidence showing that was the case).
Nah - it would have zero value within 2 minutes of noticing it was gone. They would've deactivated it, and possibly programmed it to silently alarm if someone attempted to use it.