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 in July 2022 in Cali, Colombia, where she spent 14 months in prison before being extradited to the United States.
