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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem had her handbag – with $3,000 (\u00a32,260) in cash inside – stolen from her while dining at a Washington, DC, restaurant. <\/p>\n
Noem confirmed during the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday morning that she fell victim to the theft, saying the matter had not been “resolved yet”.<\/p>\n
Her bag contained several personal items in addition to the cash, including her driver’s license, passport and DHS access badge, law enforcement sources told BBC’s US partner CBS News. <\/p>\n
The former South Dakota governor was eating at the popular Capital Burger restaurant with her purse sitting by her feet underneath her seat, CBS reported. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Secret Service has launched an investigation into the theft. <\/p>\n
“Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren \u2013 she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts,” a DHS spokesperson told the BBC. <\/p>\n
Noem receives Secret Service protection like other cabinet officials, and security members were with her at the restaurant at the time of the incident, law enforcement sources told CBS. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n