Elena Sanchez Moreno pled guilty in October to stealing approximately $50,000 from families who paid her to make their loved ones cemetery headstones.

This is a story KSAT has covered since February 2024 when the first family reached out to the station for help.

More than a dozen families joined the criminal trial that led to Moreno’s arrest.

During a hearing in October, Judge Stephanie Boyd in Bexar County’s 187th Criminal District Court told Moreno that she had until December to pay the full amount back to the victims. If she didn’t, Moreno could face jail time.

Moreno appeared in court for the latest hearing on Tuesday. She confirmed she had collected 70 percent of that restitution, which amounted to approximately $37,000 of the $50,000.

Boyd gave Moreno until April 6, 2026, to com

See Full Page