Secretary Kristi Noem attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14. (Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"I’m shocked at the similarity of the crime," the victim of the Westin incident told NBC News.
It’s unclear if the two incidents are connected, but the victim also said police contacted her Tuesday, mentioned the Noem case and asked if she herself was involved in politics – she is not.
KIMMEL MOCKS KRISTI NOEM FOR GETTING ROBBED, SAYS HER BEING CRIME VICTIM IS ‘EMBARRASSING’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watches a vehicle scan during a tour of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, in San Diego, California, on March 16. (Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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In the Noem incident, "Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren" and she was using the cash in her purse "to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts," a Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News.
Fox News Digital’s Cameron Arcand contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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