Two weeks after ex-San Antonio financial adviser Brooklynn Chandler Willy pleaded guilty to 10 federal criminal charges, one of her former associates also has entered a guilty plea.
Paula Vacek, who lives in the San Antonio area, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Farrer. The offense carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a maximum of three years of post-release supervision. She’ll have to pay $783,570 in restitution.
Unlike Willy’s hourlong plea hearing in a packed, emotional courtroom March 19, Vacek’s 30-minute appearance Thursday was subdued and was conducted along with pleas hearings for two other defendants in unrelated cases. No family members were there to console her when it ended…