The owner of a Beverly Hills beauty salon was charged with fraud on Wednesday for using credit card information from clients such as Liv Tyler, Cher, and Jennifer Aniston , to gather hundreds of thousands of dollars in bogus charges, according to the site: contactmusic.com
Maria Gabriella Perez, was arrested by Secret Service agents at her business, Chez Gabriela Studio on Wednesday. The 51-year-old salon owner faces two counts of fraud that carries a maximum prison sentence of 25 years if she is convicted.
Perez is expected to appear in federal court Thursday. Her attorney, Jerod Gunsberg, says she will be exonerated of all the charges.
Perez's website says her celebrity clientele includes Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Cher, along with Tyler.
According to an affidavit, actress Liv Tyler had about $214,000 in bad charges from Perez's studio to two credit cards over a five-month period last year.
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