Debt, Double Life Allegations Swirl Around Kristi Noem’s Family
Financial records are adding a new layer to a controversy surrounding former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her husband, raising questions about their finances in the years before a headline-grabbing…
Financial records are adding a new layer to a controversy surrounding former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her husband, raising questions about their finances in the years before a headline-grabbing scandal emerged.
According to the New York Post, a federal financial disclosure filed last year shows the couple carried between $2.6 million and $3.25 million in debt dating back to 2020.
The filing shows most of that debt was tied to loans taken out by her husband, Bryon Noem, primarily for his car wash and insurance businesses.
Five of the six listed loans were in his name alone.
The only shared liability was a mortgage from 2020, valued between $100,001 and $250,000.
The financial details surfaced as reports described Bryon Noem allegedly leading a double life during his wife’s time in government.
According to those reports, he spent significant sums of money interacting with online content creators.
One woman claimed he sent her roughly $25,000 through payment platforms.
Another individual, Nicole Raccagno, said records tied to an account allegedly linked to him showed more than $30,000 in payments beginning in early 2023.