Kimora Lee Simmons is often on official business...shopping! The NY Post caught her out and about with a possibly illegal parking permit recently. Their "eagle-eyed lensman" saw Simmons and boyfriend Djimon Hounsou "shopping at the swanky department store Barneys late last week while her driver dutifully stood guard outside Simmons' Cadillac Escalade, which had a New York Correction Department placard on its dashboard."

The placard stated: "This Vehicle Is On Official Business"; must have been a fashion emergency! Simmons feigned ignorance when questioned about it, but when The Post talked to Deputy Commissioner Stephen Morello, he assured them "we will investigate and take whatever disciplinary measures are appropriate."

Earlier this year it was announced that City Hall is cracking down on government employee parking placards, reducing those given to civil servants by 20%.

How did Kimora get a Correction Department placard in the first place? Unlike her Fendi bags and fur, it was probably fake.

Pictured: Kimora Lee Simmons after being arrested for possession of marijuana, eluding police, careless and imprudent driving, and driving with a broken brake light. 2004, New Jersey.