Celebrity Designer Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling Handbags Into US Made From Protected Reptiles
Colombian handbag designer Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi, whose celebrity clientele reportedly included Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on April 22 for her role in smuggling handbags made from protected reptile skins into the United States. Ms. Gonzalez, founder of the luxury handbag company Gzuniga Ltd., was arrested …