Gloria C. Gonzalez, 35, was convicted of theft of more than $200,000, a first-degree felony that could bring a sentence ranging from probation to life imprisonment, and a fine of up to $10,000, the San Antonio Express-News reported March 4. Sentencing was set for April 4; until then, she will remain free on $35,000 bond. Her husband, Stephen Gonzalez, said she planned to appeal the verdict.
Prosecutors, who called the crime a story of “greed and misplaced trust,” said they plan to seek restitution of the $208,736.29 in fines that a UTSA internal auditor testified Gonzalez stole between 1997 and 2003. “If the judge is going to grant her probation, we want [restitution] to be a condition of probation. If the judge sentences her to prison, we want it to be a condition of parole,” said prosecutor Miguel Najera.
Posted March 25, 2005.