https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/willy-firm-offices-closed-texas-financial-advisory-20022155.phpBrooklynn Chandler Willy's investment advisory firm has permanently shuttered as she remains jailed
Brooklynn Chandler Willy's investment advisory firm has permanently shuttered in the aftermath of
her arrest on obstruction of justice charges related to an ongoing fraud investigation.
San Antonio attorney Mark Barrera, who represents Willy, confirmed that, with its founder locked up, Texas Financial Advisory has closed its offices across the state.
"The business has shut down," he said. "Brooklynn can no longer work, can no longer operate the business. That is the simple reason."
Asked if she made the decision to shut down, Barrera said, "I don't know if I would even call it a decision, frankly.
"It's kind of no-way-forward. She can't operate. She's still in the detention facility and, obviously, her future is uncertain. I think it's sort of like a she-had-no choice kind of thing."
FBI and IRS agents arrested Willy on Dec. 10 after a grand jury indicted her on three charges including aggravated identity theft. At a detention hearing a few days later, a federal judge ruled
Willy should remain behind bars after concluding there was
"too significant a risk" to release her.