Jeannine Buford sentenced for selling fake Hermes handbags

  A St. Louis woman sentenced Thursday was up nearly five years in prison for selling fake Hermes handbags online.

The U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern Missouri says Jeannine Buford was sentenced to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $ 255,500 in restitution.

Buford sold scholarships violation of a manufacturere in China at three sites between January 2006 and October 2011. The sides were www.deluxmall.com and www.hauteexclusives.com www.houseofhermes.blogspot.com.

The FBI conducted a sting operation and told Buford sold a handbag at one of their agents.

Investigators believe Buford has a half-million dollars in sales from March 2010 to April 2011.

Buford pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in June flony counterfeit products. As part of his plea before it foreited a Chevrolet Camaro, 2010, 2012 Porsche Cayenne, $ 5,738 cash and 16 different designer handbags.