
Kristi Noem's Bag Stolen At D.C. Restaurant With $3,000 Cash Inside
HuffPost
The Homeland Security secretary was dining out on Easter with her entire family when the incident occurred.
A personal bag containing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s government identification and a wad of cash was stolen from a Washington, D.C., area restaurant on Sunday, HuffPost confirmed with the department.
Noem had her Homeland Security badge, passport, driver’s license, $3,000 cash, checkbook, apartment keys, makeup and medication in the bag, CNN first reported on Monday.
A Homeland Security spokesperson told HuffPost that the large amount of cash was intended to be used to “treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts.”
“We can confirm this occurred last night. Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren,” the spokesperson said.
Noem, the former governor of South Dakota, has three children and four grandchildren.