Monkey trouble in Spokane

A Spokane, Washington woman and her mother are in trouble (and I mean BIG trouble) for attempting to sneak a rhesus monkey into the United States from Thailand.

But the way they tried to pull it off is priceless:

Gypsy Lawson, 29, hid the sedated young rhesus macaque under her blouse, pretending to be pregnant when she successfully passed through U.S. Customs in Los Angeles after a trip to Bangkok, Thailand.

First things first, her name is Gypsy? Wow.

Secondly, why did she want the monkey so bad? My guess is so she could train it to dance on the top of her hot dog stand.

Well, the court didn't think the monkey prank was funny.

The two women were found guilty Monday by a 12-member jury on separate charges of conspiracy and smuggling goods into the United States. Sentencing is set for March 3.

The monkey is now at a primate rescue facility in Oregon.

Man, I wish I had a monkey. If you could have one pet (without getting in trouble like Gypsy) what animal would it be?