The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., on Sunday announced that 49-year-old Mario Bustamante Leiva has been arrested and charged in connection to the recent theft of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's bag.

Noem was dining in Washington, D.C. when her purse went missing. Authorities believe at least two people worked together on a string of purse robberies in the city.

Prosecutors filed federal robbery and wire fraud charges Monday against the man accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse at a restaurant in downtown Washington, D.C.