Celebrity Designer Nancy Gonzalez Jailed for Smuggling Python Handbags


by The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast— A luxury handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to illegally importing merchandise that had been...

BBC—Celebrity handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez jailed for wildlife smuggling. A Colombian luxury handbag designer who pleaded guilty to smuggling purses made of the skins of protected reptiles has been sentenced to 18...

Global News—Celebrity handbag designer jailed for smuggling crocodile, python leather. Nancy Gonzalez was arrested for running a multiyear conspiracy that involved recruiting couriers to transport her handbags on commercial flights to high-end showrooms.

The Guardian—Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags. Celebrity fashion designer, who recruited couriers to transport bags from her native Colombia to US on commercial flights, receives 18-month sentence