Not to pick a nit back at you, but would you feel secure putting your wallet into checked baggage knowing any locks on your baggage can and will be broken to gain access? There are more personal items lost from checked bags than in the personal screening lines.
Laura Ingraham is but one example of her cross necklace and other personal items were removed from her baggage. She put them in there for safety and not having to take them off.
I travel a great deal and maybe one out of two trips I know my baggage has been opened.
I’m assuming that was her purse, not her wallet. Anyways,if was also her wallet, take out your cash & credit cards and stick them in your pocket
A person who worked for the large company I just left checked their company laptop. TSA stole it. The employee was fired.