Dossier
Mario Bustamante Leiva
Coverage of Mario Bustamante Leiva in the Nexus archive.
- Purse thief who targeted Noem sentenced
Mario Bustamante Leiva, 50, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse at a Washington, D.C., restaurant in a series of thefts last spring. He pleaded guilty to the crime.