‘Egregious’—designer who smuggled purses made of python and caiman sentenced to 18 months in prison
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A fashion icon who designed accessories worn by celebrities as well as characters in the "Sex and the City" TV series faces 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling crocodile handbags into the U.S. from Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was sentenced on Monday in Miami federal court. Gonzalez was arrested in Cali, Colombia, in 2022, and then extradited to the United States on charges of violating U.S. wildlife laws. Prosecutors said she recruited couriers to carry her pricey handbags on...