FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025, 9:49 A.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A Green Bay woman who faces multiple counts of fraud, including an additional criminal case had yet another status conference on Wednesday with another one scheduled for March.
Court records show that 31-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared in court on February 19 for a status conference.
During Wednesday’s court appearance, Martinez-Vera had her present bond of $10,000 continued and another status conference was scheduled for March 25 at 9:30 a.m.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman charged with multiple counts of fraud has additional status conference set
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025, 6:55 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The 31-year-old woman from Green Bay who faces multiple counts of fraud, including an additional criminal case had another appearance in court on Thursday.
Court records showed that Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared in the courtroom with her attorney present via video.
The present bond continued and an indigence hearing is set for February 19 at 9 a.m.
This story will continue to be updated as needed.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman charged with multiple counts of fraud facing another criminal case
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024, 5:00 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A 31-year-old Green Bay woman facing multiple counts of fraud has had another criminal case brought against her for bail jumping and another count of fraud.
Court records show that Josephine Martinez-Vera was scheduled to appear on behalf of Brown County Judge Kate Zuidmulder on Thursday for the new criminal case, where she faces the following charges:
- Misappropriate ID Info – Avoid Penalty (Repeater)
- Felony
- Bail Jumping (Repeater)
- Felony
- Bail Jumping (Repeater)
- Felony
- Bail Jumping (Repeater)
- Felony
- Possess Drug Paraphernalia (PTAC, as a Party to a Crime | Repeater)
- Misdemeanor
In court on Thursday, Martinez-Vera made her initial appearance for the new criminal case alongside a status conference for one of her previous criminal cases.
She is expected to return to court on January 23, 2025, for a status conference.
Local 5 News will continue to follow this and provide updates as this case progresses through the court system.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman charged with multiple counts of fraud has plea hearing scheduled
FRIDAY, 11/1/2024, 1:56 p.m.
(WFRV) – A woman facing multiple counts of fraud appeared in court and now has a plea hearing scheduled for late November.
According to court records, 31-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera was back in court on November 1 for a status conference. Present bond was continued.
She is scheduled to be back in court on November 27 at 8:30 a.m. for a plea hearing.
No additional information was provided.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman accused of fraud has new plea hearing date
MONDAY, 9/23/2024, 3:24 p.m.
(WFRV) – A Green Bay woman facing 15+ charges related to fraud was scheduled to be in court on September 23, but now has a different plea hearing date.
According to court records, 31-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera had a plea hearing scheduled for September 23. However, it was reportedly rescheuled to November 1.
No additional information was provided.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman accused of multiple counts of fraud back in court, has plea hearing scheduled
TUESDAY, 8/13/2024, 11:00 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A Green Bay woman who is facing over 15 charges was back in court, and now has a plea hearing scheduled.
According to court records, on August 12 31-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared in court for a status conference. Present bond was continued.
She is scheduled to be back in court on September 23 for a plea hearing.
No additional information was provided. Local 5 will update this story as the case progresses.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman facing 15+ charges related to fraud back in court for status conference
TUESDAY, 6/18/2024, 10:46 a.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A Green Bay woman who is facing multiple charges for alleged incidents that happened back in 2023 appeared in court on June 17.
According to court records, 30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera was back in court on June 17 for a status conference. Present bond was continued.
She is scheduled to be back in court on August 12 for a plea hearing.
No additional information was provided.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman facing fraud charges has a date scheduled for a plea hearing
Monday, 05/06/2024, 1:26 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay woman accused of stealing someone’s card information while working at an auto repair shop was in court on Monday for another status conference.
Court records show that 30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared in a Brown County Court with an attorney and the present bond is being continued.
Martinez-Vera is scheduled to be back in court on June 17 at 3:00 p.m. for a plea hearing.
Tuesday, 3/19/2024, 11:54 a.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay woman accused of stealing someone’s card information while working at an auto repair shop was in court on Monday for a status conference.
30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared in a Brown County Court with an attorney and the present bond is being continued.
Court records show that Martinez-Vera is scheduled to be back in court for a status conference on May 6 at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, 2/12/2024, 12:10 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay woman accused of stealing someone’s card information while working at an auto repair shop was in court on Friday for a status conference.
Court records show that 30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared in a Brown County Court with an attorney.
While in court, the present bond was continued and another status conference is scheduled for March 15, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.
FRIDAY, 12/15/2023, 3:57 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay woman accused of stealing someone’s card information while working at an auto repair shop was in court on Friday for a status conference.
30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared with an attorney in the Brown County Courthouse where a plea hearing was scheduled.
The plea hearing will be on February 9, 2024.
No further details were provided, and Local 5 News will continue to follow this court case and update this as it progresses.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman facing several fraud charges arraigned in court
THURSDAY, 10/26/2023, 3:38 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay woman accused of stealing someone’s card information while working at an auto repair shop was in court on Thursday to be arraigned.
30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared with an attorney for the arraignment on October 26 in the Brown County Courthouse.
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Court records show that Martinez-Vera will be back in court for a status conference on December 15.
No further details were provided, and Local 5 News will continue to follow this court case and update this as it progresses.
UPDATE: Green Bay woman facing 15+ fraud charges waives preliminary hearing
TUESDAY, 10/17/2023, 1:52 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A Green Bay woman accused of stealing someone’s debit card information while she worked at an auto repair shop was in court on October 13 for her preliminary hearing.
30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera appeared with an attorney in the Brown County Courthouse, where the two waived her rights to a preliminary hearing.
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Court records show that Martinez-Vera is scheduled to be back in court for arraignment on October 26.
No further details were provided. Local 5 News will continue to follow this court case as it progresses.
Green Bay woman facing 15+ fraud-related charges after authorities unravel her repeated lies
FRIDAY, 08/25/2023, 1:31 p.m.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A woman from Green Bay has officially been charged after a monthslong investigation where she ended up admitting to stealing someone’s debit card information while she worked at an auto repair shop.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by Local 5, 30-year-old Josephine Martinez-Vera is facing 18 charges related to theft and fraud. On July 6 an officer with the De Pere Police Department responded to a fraud complaint.
The victim told authorities that he saw multiple charges on his bank account that he did not use his debit card for. The complaint says that there were eight transactions in total, all of which were made at Festival Foods in Suamico.
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Using surveillance footage, authorities were able to identify the suspect as Martinez-Vera. When authorities contacted her, she reportedly admitted to picking up the grocery mobile orders but claimed that she did so because of a Craigslist Advertisement for grocery pickups.
Authorities also discovered that a lot of the purchases included gift cards. When authorities asked to search her phone, she reportedly turned over a new phone. When asked where her old phone was, she said it was no longer in her possession.
The complaint says that authorities found her old phone that same day in the parking lot in her vehicle. A search of the phone later showed that Martinez-Vera searched topics online that included whether authorities can recover deleted text messages if the sim card was switched to a new phone. As well as how to create fake text messages with a previous day and time.
On August 17, authorities spoke with the manager of an auto repair shop in Green Bay who said that Martinez-Vera previously worked as a receptionist there. She was later fired after she was found allegedly stealing money from a customer’s vehicle.
The complaint says that on August 21, Martinez-Vera was arrested and gave a written statement.
In that statement, she says that she was working at the auto repair shop and went into the computer system and looked until she found a contact that had card information and the three-digit security code.
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She also said that she made eight total purchases at Festival Foods using the stolen debit card information. It was also stated that she took pictures of other cards and tried them, but they did not work.
Her statement also admitted to making up the story about picking up groceries for someone else.
Martinez-Vera is charged with the following:
- Theft by Acquisition of a Credit Card, Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Financial Transaction Card – Fraudulent Use (< $2,500), Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
- Obstructing an Officer, Repeater
- Misdemeanor
- Up to nine months in prison (Can be increased by two years due to repeater)
- Misappropriation of Personal Identifying Information or Documents, Repeater
- Felony
- Up to six years in prison (Can be increased by four years due to repeater)
Court records show that Martinez-Vera was in court on August 23 for her preliminary hearing. She signed her signature bond which was set at $10,000.
Martinez-Vera was back in court on October 4 for her adjourned initial appearance. Her next court appearance is October 10 for a preliminary hearing.
No additional information was provided.
