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Celebrity Designer Sentenced For Smuggling Crocodile Handbags

Celebrity handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez hides under an umbrella as she walks with her lawyer Andrea Lopez outside the federal courthouse Monday, April 22, 2024, in Miami. The Colombian designer, who

A prominent fashion designer, known for her luxury accessories worn by celebrities such as Britney Spears and the cast of 'Sex and the City,' has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from Colombia.

Nancy Gonzalez, who was arrested in Cali, Colombia, in 2022 and later extradited to the U.S., was found guilty of orchestrating a multiyear conspiracy to transport her handbags on commercial flights to high-end showrooms and fashion events in New York, in violation of U.S. wildlife laws.

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