Anniesa Hasibuan a leading fashion designer, who made history at New York Fashion Week by having all her models wear headscarves, has been jailed for 18 years for fraud.
The Indonesian designer and her husband, Andika Surachman, were found guilty of running a scam through their travel agency, First Travel.
Prosecutors found that she had embezzled 848 billion rupiah (US$60 million) paid by customers to organize pilgrimages that never took place.
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Her husband was jailed for twenty years and they both received a 10 billion rupiah fine.
Prosecutors say they were paid over $60m (£45m) to organise mini pilgrimages to Mecca.
But they were accused of embezzling the money and the trips never took place.
Hasibuan has been described as a leader in Islamic fashion, due to her luxurious designs.
Although it has been indicated that she had paid a fortune so that her work could be featured during the fashion week.
