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| Women’s Health & Beauty – Eye Care - Gather.com Posted: 21 Jan 2011 04:40 PM PST [fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Are the eyes the window to our soul? Well this maybe an old cliché but we can tell a lot about a person from their eyes; we might be able to tell if they need some extra sleep, another glass of water or even if they like us. The eyes are the first place ...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:09 AM PST A Beverly Hills beauty salon owner pleaded guilty today to taking credit card information from Jennifer Aniston, Cher and other stars and running up nearly $300,000 in fraudulent charges. Maria Gabriela Hashemipour, 51, entered her plea in Los Angeles federal court to one count of access device fraud. The charge carries a maximum of 10 years in federal prison and a possible fine of $250,000 or twice the total take, whichever is greater, prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real set an April 11 sentencing date. Hashemipour was arrested last August at her business/residence, Chez Gabriela Studio, by special agents with the U.S. Secret Service. According to an affidavit in support of the criminal complaint, she ran up about $68,000 in unauthorized charges on a credit card belonging to jewelry designer Loree Rodkin. Most of the charges were made from Chez Gabriela Studio when the numbers from the credit card were both "skimmed" electronically and entered manually, according to the affidavit prepared by Secret Service agent Michael de Geus. Rodkin told investigators that "she had spoken with several other high-profile victims who stated that, after legitimately paying for services at the studio, charges from the studio would appear on their credit cards without authorization," de Geus wrote. Along with Aniston -- who said in a televised interview that she had stopped using Hashemipour's services about five years ago -- victims named in the affidavit include Anne Hathaway, Liv Tyler, Melanie Griffith, Cher and Scott Speedman.An investigator with American Express also told the Secret Service he had discovered about $214,000 in fraudulent charges made last year from Chez Gabriela Studio on two AmEx credit cards belonging to Tyler, according to the affidavit. Hashemipour's criminal history includes an arrest for shoplifting and bad-check writing, de Geus wrote. The agent also said a search of legal documents found 20 variations of the woman's name, all with the same Social Security number. Hashemipour -- who was arrested under the name Maria Gabriela Perez -- also appears to have seven judgments or liens, against her and her property, the affidavit states. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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