Hyrum woman pleads guilty to multiple forgeries after trying to pass counterfeit money at local businesses

Booking photo for Ana A. Martinez (Courtesy: Cache County Jail)

LOGAN — A 32-year-old Hyrum woman has admitted to passing counterfeit money and using stolen credit cards. Ana A. Martinez accepted a plea deal that could send her to prison.

Martinez participated in a virtual hearing in 1st District Court Monday morning, appearing by web conference from the Cache County Jail. She pleaded guilty to four counts of forgery and one count of unlawful acquisition of a financial card, all third-degree felonies. 11 remaining charges against her were dropped by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.

Martinez was first arrested in September after deputies were called to a fast food restaurant in Hyrum, where she had tried to pay for her food with $120 of counterfeit currency.

Martinez also admitted to using counterfeit bills at a nearby convenience store.

On Nov. 13, deputies located Martinez asleep inside a parked car near a home in Lewiston. A driver’s license and two financial transaction cards belonging to other people, along with two counterfeit bills were also found.

During Monday’s hearing, Judge Brandon Maynard scheduled sentencing for May 24. He also ordered the defendant to undergo a presentence report about her criminal history, compiled by probation agents.

On Jan. 19, co-defendant Omar Carillo-Delacruz waived his right to a preliminary hearing and accepted a plea deal. The 33-year-old Logan man was sentenced to 82 days in jail and three years probation.

Martinez is currently being held in jail without bail. She could face more than five years in prison.


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