Celebrity handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez jailed for wildlife smuggling
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BBC— A Colombian luxury handbag designer who pleaded guilty to smuggling purses made of the skins of protected reptiles has been sentenced to 18...
The Daily Beast—Celebrity Designer Nancy Gonzalez Jailed for Smuggling Python Handbags. A luxury handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty to illegally importing merchandise that had been...
Sky News—Fashion designer Nancy Gonzalez jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into US for New York Fashion Week. A celebrity handbag designer whose products have been used by Britney Spears and on Sex And The City has been jailed for smuggling crocodile handbags into the US for fashion shows. Nancy Gonzalez, 71, admitted recruiting couriers to carry as many as four products each on commercial flights from her native Colombia to the US for New York Fashion Week, among other high-profile events. Gonzalez, who was arrested in 2022 in Cali, and later extradited to the US, was sentenced to 18 months in a...
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.