Hairdresser defrauds Jennifer Aniston, Cher, Anne Hathaway



LOS ANGELES- Police have arrested a Beverly Hills hairdresser accused of defrauding high-profile celebrity clients including Jennifer Aniston, Cher and Anne Hathaway.
Maria Gabriela Perez, 51, is accused of using the credit card numbers of the film and music stars who frequented her salon to fraudulently run up bills in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.



Hairdresser defrauds Jennifer Aniston, Cher, Anne Hathaway
Perez, who was arrested without resistance in front of her clients, faces 25 years in prison if convicted.
Among others allegedly targeted by her scheme are Melanie Griffith and Liv Tyler, from whom Perez is accused of stealing some 241,000 dollars via transactions that used the actress's credit card information.
In addition to the credit card fraud allegations, Perez is also accused of other crimes including pick-pocketing and social security fraud.
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Friday, August 20th 2010
AFP
           


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