The secretary of the Ministry of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, was the victim of a thief while he was dining in a restaurant in downtown Washington, DC on Sunday evening, confirmed the secretary on Monday.
Noem, who was asked about the flight in the Easter Easter egg roller, admitted the incident and said the case had not been resolved.
The secret services, which ensure the safety of Noem, examined the images of the security camera at the Capital Burger restaurant and saw an unknown white man wearing a medical mask stealing his bag and leaving the restaurant, said a source of application of the law.
The thief fled with Noem's driving license, medicines, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, virgin checks and about $ 3,000 in cash.
The secret services launched an investigation to trace any use of Noem's financial instruments, added the person.
“His whole family was in town, including her children and grandchildren-she used to withdraw to treat her family for dinner, Easter activities and gifts,” said a spokesperson for the DHS.
The experts in the application of laws have raised concerns as to whether the incident, which involved a thief approaching so close to a firm manager, then on the run with his property, may have been a security period.
“This is a security violation that has in fact high consequences, and it needs an immediate and more in -depth examination by the secret services and the DHS, and other law enforcement partners,” said Jonathan Wackrow, an analyst of the CNN police and former secret service agent.
“If necessary, the secret services will have to make operational changes to the way they deal with these types of private events in the future,” Wackrow told Kaitlan CNN on “La Source”.
He added that Noem remains “at a higher risk of targeted threats, both by foreign and national actors, and his public profile alone makes a symbolic target”.
This story has been updated with additional details.
Priscilla Alvarez of CNN contributed to this report.
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