Goss, 33, of Gwynant, Colwyn Bay, was given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to do 150 hours' community service. Her son-in-law Ian Goss, who promoted Les Frogs, was convicted of one count of fraudulent trading. Smith has also been disqualified from acting as a company director for seven years. Investigators who raided her offices discovered albums containing photographs of celebrities wearing Les Frogs clothing - as well as a letter from St James's Palace thanking Smith for baseball caps she had sent to Prince William and Prince Harry. The court heard how her frog businesses were 'without commercial substance', despite her boasts - and some astonishing, well-meaning celebrity endorsements. Smith was living in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales, when she was arrested.
'You have fought this case to the bitter end and it has taken a considerable expenditure of time and resources to establish your guilt.' He added: 'I am wholly satisfied that these offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified. Mr Justice Christopher Clarke, sentencing, told her she had 'left a trail of havoc' in her wake. Scam: The Les Frogs clothing brand started as a legitimate enterprise - before Smith began using it as a way of defrauding creditors to fund her lavish lifestyle
