Celebrity designer faces prison for smuggling crocodile handbags
by CBS News
CBS News— A fashion icon who designed accessories worn by celebrities as well as characters in the "Sex and the City" TV series faces 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling crocodile handbags into the U.S. from Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was sentenced on Monday in Miami federal court. Gonzalez was arrested in Cali, Colombia, in 2022, and then extradited to the United States on charges of violating U.S. wildlife laws. Prosecutors said she recruited couriers to carry her pricey handbags on...
New York Post—Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags. MIAMI — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV...
Yahoo—Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags. A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was arrested in 2022 in Cali, Colombia, and later extradited to the U.S. for running a sprawling multiyear conspiracy that involved recruiting couriers to transport her handbags on...
ABC News—Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags. A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court to charges of smuggling c