Illegal migrant faces deportation for snatching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s $4,000 Gucci bag, other thefts

The illegal immigrant who swiped Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $4,000 Gucci bag will likely be booted from the country after he copped to the brazen theft.

Mario Bustamante-Leiva, 49, pleaded guilty Friday to carrying out a spree of thefts on April 12, 17 and 20 in Washington, DC, which included nicking Noem’s luxury bag that had $3,000 cash in it, while she was dining at the Capital Burger with her family for Easter.

Bustamante-Leiva, a Chilean native, copped to charges of wire fraud, wire fraud and aiding and abetting and first-degree theft as part of an agreement with prosecutors, court papers show.

While he technically faces decades behind bars at his March 13 sentencing, prosecutors have said federal sentencing guidelines for Bustamante-Leiva range from 6 months to 3 1/2 years behind bars.

The guidelines also recommend a fine of up to $9,500, $3,174 in forfeitures, and potential restitution to be determined by the judge.

A judge is not bound by the guidelines and can still impose a heavier or lighter sentence than the recommendation.

Since Bustamante-Leiva was in the country illegally he will likely be deported after he serves his time, prosecutors noted in plea agreement papers.

The feds added that Bustamante-Leiva had eight previous convictions abroad and had done six stints behind bars in Chile and in the United Kingdom.

Bustamante-Leiva was accused of snatching purses from three victims over three days, and using credit cards from the bags to stay in hotels, dine at restaurants and buy booze.

His co-defendant, Cristian Montecino-Sanzana, also pleaded guilty Friday to wire fraud and aiding and abetting for his involvement in the April 12 theft of a person’s purse at Nando’s Restaurant in the nation’s capitol.