A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem does not believe she was targeted when her purse was stolen at a Washington restaurant, she told CBS News in an interview.

The suspect accused of stealing a pricey handbag from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Washington, D.C., was also arrested for a similar theft in New York City earlier in the year,