Chilean Man Jailed for Purse Snatching Secretary Noem

0:00It's April 22nd, U.S. News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. A 50-year-old Chilean man named Boostamante Liva just got hit with a three-year prison sentence for snatching a purse from Homeland Security, Secretary Kristi Noem, while she was eating at a DC restaurant, Secret Service right there watching her back. This wasn't a one-off he copped to three counts of wire fraud and one count of first-degree theft as part of a bigger crime spree in the capital. He rolled into Washington illegally, prosecutors say, targeting folks for their cards and cash, then racking up fake charges. Noem herself called him out last year as a career crook, who's been in the country without papers for years. U.S. Attorney Janine Piro laid it out blunt. This guy came to prey on DC residents, but his run of thefts stops cold now. The judge, Trevor McFadden, dropped the hammer and deportation waits for him after he serves time. They nabbed him after he swiped a gift card from one of the victims and used it to buy

1:00stuff, plus another dude, Christian Montessino, Sinanza, got. 13 months back in March for helping on one job. Case closed on this bull thief who fought he could hit a cabinet secretary and skate just as caught up quick, leaving a clear message for repeat. Affenders in the district.