The former president of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has avoided jail time after pleading no contest to a charge that she financially abused her elderly mother.

Rita Elizondo, 73, was sentenced to six years of deferred adjudication and must pay back her 104-year-old mother Maria $14,000 as part of a plea agreement accepted in 399th Criminal District Court on Tuesday.

More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter Elizondo must also perform 120 hours of community service, court records show.