Federal agents arrested Maria Gabriella Perez at her shop, Chez Gabriela Studio, without incident earlier today.
Perez is facing up to 25 years in prison for two counts of access device fraud for, among other things, allegedly charging up to $214,000 on two of Tyler's American Express cards over a five-month period.
Financial info belonging to Scott Speedman, Melanie Griffith and jewelry designer Loree Rodkin, whose card allegedly fell prey to a $68,000 charge by Perez, was also discovered in the course of the investigation, according to a report prepared by U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Michael de Geus.
Perez's attorney, Jerod Gunsberg, told reporters his client would be acquitted of all charges. She's due in federal court on Thursday.
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