资料图 哈利贝瑞

　　A beautician to the stars has been arrested on suspicion of ripping off her celebrity clients. 　　Salon owner Maria Gabriella Perez is accused of taking credit card information from clients like actress Liv Tyler and ringing up hundreds of thousands of dollars in bogus charges. 　　Secret service agents arrested the 51-year-old at her Beverly Hills business, Chez Gabriela Studio, today. 　　Perez, whose website lists Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Penelope Cruz amongst her A-list clientele, is accused of 'fraudulently [charging] approximately $280,000 worth of charges in a one year period'. 　　According to an affidavit filed in the United States District Court, the beautician swindled around $214,000 from Tyler alone over a five-month period last year. 　　Another alleged victim is jewellery designer Loree Rodkin, whose attorney told investigators that about $68,000 had been charged to her credit card from Perez's studio without her authorization. 　　明星们有时会为了变美会付出一些代价，近日一家明星美容机构的老板玛利亚被逮捕，罪行是诈骗明星钱财多达28万美元，这些明星包括詹妮弗·安妮斯顿、雪儿、安妮·海瑟薇、哈利贝瑞、丽芙·泰勒等知名大明星。

　　据报道，玛利亚开设的美容机构专门为明星做美容服务，她的星级客人都是名气很大的女明星，因次她也有机会接触这些明星的个人隐私信息，利用工作之便，她得以伪造信用卡信息，伪造签帐记录，几年下来已经诈骗有数百万元。如今玛利亚面临着两项诈骗起诉，一项是涉嫌诈骗丽芙·泰勒24.1万美元，另一个指控是涉嫌诈骗珠宝设计师洛迪金68,000美元。

资料图 安妮斯顿

　　The affidavit claims Perez offered $25,000 worth of products in exchange for the charges, but Rodkin refused. 　　Rodkin has also told investigators that she knows of other clients, such as Aniston, Cher and Anne Hathaway, who have noticed similar bogus charges on their credit cards. 　　Cher's spokesperson, however, has said the singer was not a victim in the alleged fraud plot and does not know why she was named in the affidavit. 　　The website for Perez's Beverly Hills salon describes the beautician as a 'leading esthetician in the beauty care world'. 　　The site also features autographed photos from some of her celebrity clients, praising Perez for her work. 　　'Gabriella, you're so wonderful,' Halle Berry writes. 'Thankyou for the magic that's made my skin so flawless. I'll love you always.' 　　Aniston simply says: 'Thankyou for always being so good to me.' 　　The website's home page also includes a testimonial for legendary singer Cher who describes Perez as her 'favourite ass kicking facialist'. 　　'She is the Michelangelo of skin care,' the 64-year-old pop star writes. 　　Perez is expected to appear in federal court tomorrow. Her lawyer, Jerod Gunsberg, said his client would be exonerated of all the charges. 　　珠宝师洛迪金说当时美容院老板想和她私了，给她价值2万美元的美容疗程，不过她没同意。同时她还检举说一些好莱坞明星，如安妮斯顿，雪儿，安妮·海瑟薇等都被诈骗过，但是这些明星没有站出来回应。

　　美容院老板玛利亚曾经是赤手可热的美容师，可以称为美容界的天后，因为她很受明星主顾的追捧。在玛利亚的网页上甚至还有些明星留言，哈利贝瑞写说自己完美无暇的皮肤完全是玛利亚所赐，安妮斯顿夸赞说玛利亚总是可以让自己精神焕发，甚至雪儿称她为美容界的米开朗基罗。

资料图 一家明星美容机构的老板玛利亚被逮捕

　　She has been charged with two counts of fraud and faces a maximum prison sentence of 25 years if she is convicted.

　　不过这位备受推崇的美容界天后只贪图眼前利益可是要遭遇了，如果罪名成立她将面临25年的牢狱之灾。