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La Triste Historia de Nancy González, La Diseñadora Que Será Extraditada A EE - UU.
La Triste Historia de Nancy González, La Diseñadora Que Será Extraditada A EE - UU.
La Triste Historia de Nancy González, La Diseñadora Que Será Extraditada A EE - UU.
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G ZU NIG A ,LTD .,
NA N CY TER ESA G O N ZALEZ de BA R BER I,
DIEG O M A UR ICIO R O D R IG UEZ G IR ALD O ,and
JO H N CA M IL O A G UILA R JAR M IL LO ,
a/k/a ddlhon Cam ilo A guilar Jaram illo,''
a/k/a Rlhoncar''
D efendants.
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IND IC TM EN T
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
Atalltim esrelevantto thisIndictm ent:
in Yum bo, Colom bia, a sublzrb of Cali.Com pany A m atm fadm ed the w om en's accessories,
5. Defendant JOHN CAM ILO AGUILAR JARM ILLO CAGUILAW ') was a
citizen atld residentof Colom bia and an em ployee ofand consultantfor Com pany A .
6. To facilitate access to Com pany A 's lucrative m arket in the United States,
G ON ZA LEZ established G ZU NIGA and opened offices and a show room in N ew York City.Each
year, GONZAT,
EZ would design a separate collection of sample caim an or python sldnned
Part23.Appendix I included genera and species threatened with extinction, and was the m ost
restrictive,banning any w ildlife trade between countries for comm ezcialpup oses.Appendix 11
survival.To exportany species listed in A ppendix I1,the exporter had to apply for,and receive,a
valid perm itfrom the M anagementAuthority ofthe hostcountry.To obtain clearance ofwildlife
ClTEs-m em ber countries for assistance in controlling trade. A ll caim an species, w ith three
in CITES Appendix l1.The caim an species exceptions and the python subspecies exception,were
a11listed in Appendix 1.
CITES.16U.S.C.j1538(e).
Under50C.F.R.j 10.12,theterm Gçwildlife''meantany wildnnimal,whetheralive
ordead,including,withoutlim itation,any wild m nmm al,bird,reptile,am phibian orfish,whether
Under50C.F.R.j14.61,allimportersortheiragentswererequiredtofilewiththe
FW S a com pleted Declaration for Importation orExportation ofFish and W ildlife,Form 3-177
item being imported,a description code forthe item ,the quantity being im ported,the cotmtry of
im portation.
C O U NT I
C onspiracy
(18U.S.C j371)
The allegations contained in parar aphs 1through 12 ofthe GeneralA llegations
2019,in M iam i-D ade Cotmty,in the Southern D istrictofFlorida,and elsew here,the defendants,
G ZU N IG A ,LTD .,
N A N C Y T ER E SA G O N ZA LE Z de BA R B ER I,
D IE G O M A UR ICIO R O D R IG U EZ G IR ALD O ,and
JO H N C A M ILO A G U ILA R JA M M ILL O ,
a/k/a ddlhon C am ilo A guilar Jaram illo,''
a/k/a ddlhonc a,''
didwillfully,thatiswiththeintenttof'urthertheobjectsoftheconspiracy,andknowinglycombine,
conspire,confederate,and agree with each other,and othersknown and llnknown to the Grand Jury
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Section 545,
.and(b)todefraudtheUnitedStatesbyimpeding,impairing,obstructinganddefeating
the lawfulgovem m entfunctionsofthe FW S,in the inspection,m onitoring,m anagem ent,control,
and regulation of the im portation of wildlife into the United States and enforcem ent of federal
w ildlife law s.
The m anner and m eans by which the D efendants and their co-conspirators soughtto
States from Colombia without a CITES perm it orD eclaration Form 3-177,by paying their
m erchandise from airports in theU nited States to the G ZU M G A show room in N ew Y ork City
O vertA cts
2016 Im ports
F.Kennedy InternationalAirport(&G.
1FK'')in New York City on Avianca Airlineswith designer
handbagsm adef'
rom caiman sldn withouta CITES perm itorpresentation ofaDeclaration Fol'm 3-
Courier-l(;GC1'')andCourier-z(GûC2''),totransportdesignerhandbagsfrom ColombiatotheUnited
States.
Colom bia.
and C2 on how to travel and transportthe bags and w hat to say to CBP should the couriers be
detained.
On or aboutFebruary 13,2016,defendant G II
R A LD O traveled from Colom bia to
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FK on AviancaFlight20,forthepurposeofcollectingdesignercaim an sldnhandbagsfrom C1and
C2 that were to be im ported into the United States without a CITES perm it or presentation of a
from caiman slcin to be imported into the United Statesfrom Colom biaby courierstraveling by
m ade from caim an to be imported by couders from Colombia traveling on passenger airlinesto
3-177.
that four designer handbags he im ported into the U nited States w ithout a CITES perm it or
13. B etw een on or about October 2016, and October 2016, defendant
importing approxim ately eighteen caiman skin designer handbags without CITES perm its and
2017 lm ports
On or about January 17,2017, a com ier traveling from Colom bia tbrough M iam i
M anagerin N ew Y ork City an em ailw ith two invoicesatlached,each listing a caim an skin designer
handbag thatwasillegally im ported into the U nited States on July 10,2017,from Colom bia w ithout
16. On or about Septem ber 8, 2017, defendanl G IR AI,D O confirm ed with the
G ZUN IG A G eneralM anagerin N ew Y ork City thattwenty designerhandbags m ade from caim an
GZUNIGA General M anager in New York City an invoice for twelve caiman skin designer
handbagsthathad been sentw ith couriersfrom Colom bia to the United States.
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2018 Im ports
18. On or about February 13, 2018, couriers traveled from Colom bia to M 1A w ith
approximately twenty-eight designer handbags m ade from caiman skin or python skin to be
19. O n or about June 7, 2018, couriers traveled from Colom bia to M IA w ith
traveled from Colom bia to M IA w ith approxim ately tw enty-seven designer handbags m ade from
caim an skin orpython skin,to be delivered to the G ZU N IG A GeneralM anagerin N ew Y ork City,
2019 Im ports
21. On or about Febnlary 27, 2019, defendant AGUILAR sent an em ail to the
G ZUN IG A GeneralM anagerattaching eighteen invoices forapproxim ately twenty-six caim an sldn
skin designerhandbagsw ithoutCITES perm itsorpresentation ofany D eclaration Folnn 3-177,w ith
Colom bia to the U nited States with the intent to deliver said m erchandise to the G ZU N IGA
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C O U NT 2
Sm uggling G oods into the U nited States
(18U.S.C.j545)
1. The allegationscontained in parar aphs 1through 12 ofthe GeneralA llegations
ofFloridaand elsewhere,thedefendants,
G ZU N IG A ,LT D.,
N A N C Y TE R E SA G O N Z A LE Z de BA R BE RI,
D IE G O M A U R ICIO R O D R IG IJE Z G IR AT,D O ,and
JO H N C AM IL O A G UILV JAR M ILLO ,
a/k/a ddlhon C am ilo A guilar Jaram illo,''
a/k/a ddn onca,''
did fraudulently and knowingly importand bring into the United States merchandise,that is:
twelve designertote bags and sixteen designer ptlrses m ade from the sldn of wildlife listed in
CITESAppendixII,contrarytolaw,thatis,Title16,UrlitedStatesCode,Section 1538(c)andTitle
50, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 14.61, in violation of Title 18,U nited States Code,
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C O UN T 3
Sm uggling G oods into the U nited States
(18U.S.C.j545)
The allegationscontained in paragraphs 1 through 12 ofthe GeneralAllegations
G ZU M G A ,L TD .,
N A N CY TER E SA G O N ZA LE Z de B AR R E RI,
D IE G O M A UW CIO R O D R IG U E Z G IR AIZD O ,and
JOH N CA M ILO A G UILA R JA R M ILLO ,
a/lt/a (dlhon C am ilo A guilar Jaram illo,''
a/k/a dtlhonc ayD
did fraudulently and knowingly importand bring into theUnited Statesm erchandise,thatis,two
designerpurses and one designerw alletm ade from the skin of wildlife listed in CITES Appendix
11,contrarytolaw,thatis,Title16,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1538(c)and50C.F.R.j14.61,in
violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Sections 545 and 2.
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HasthiscasebeenpreviouslyfiledinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)No
lfyes,Judge CaseN o.
Hasacomplaintbeenfiledinthismatter?(YesorNo)No
lfyes,M agistrate Case N o.
DoesthiscaserelatetoapreviouslyfiledmatterinthisDistrictCourt?(YesorNo)Yes
Ifyes,Judge A ltonaga CaseN o.22-CR-20001-CM A
9. Defendantts)infederalcustodyasof
10. Defendantts)instatecustodyasof
11. Rule 20 from the D istrictof
l2. lsthisapotentialdeathpenaltycase?(YesorNo)No
l3. D oesthiscase originate from a m atterpending in the N orthern Region ofthe U .S.Attorney'sOffice
priortoAugust8,2014(M ag.JudgeShaniekM aynard?(YesorNo)No
D oesthiscase originate from a m atterpending in the CentralRegion ofthe U .S.A ttorney'sO ffice
priortoOctober3,2019(M ag.JudgeJaredStrauss?(YesorNo)No
By: G r -
T OM A S W ATTS-F TZGERM ,D
A ssistantU nited StatesA ttorney
FLA BarN o. 0273538
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C ase N o: .
Count#:1
Conspiracv .
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*M ax.Penalty:$500,000 Fine
Cotm ts #:2 -3
Sm ucclinz
* M ax.Penalty:$500,000Fine .
Case N o:
Cotmt#:1
Conspiracy
Counts#:2 -3
Sm uaclinc
Case N o:
Count# :1
Conspiracv
Cotmts#:2 -3
PEN M TY SH EET
C ase N o:
Count#:1
Conspiracy
Cotmts #:2 - 3
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