Celebrity designer accused of smuggling crocodile handbags

Crocodiles in Villavicencio, Colombia. Posted to Wikimedia Commons by mauriciogq, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license

WASHINGTON (AP) – A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities and characters in the Sex and the City TV series was arrested in her hometown of Cali, Colombia, and faces extradition to the United States on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags, Colombian prosecutors said July 8. Nancy Gonzalez faces charges in the U.S. Southern District of Florida that could lead to up to 25 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

Continue reading