Deborah Petcka
One part of an embezzlement case in Brown County will be going to trial.
WFRV TV reports that 54-year-old Deborah L. Petcka of Bonduel entered a not-guilty plea on charges of Identity Theft and Theft in a Business Setting of More than $100,000.
Deborah and her husband, John Petcka, were both arrested in 2022 after the owners of a Hobart contracting company reported that 404 total checks were cashed illegally.
The checks were issued by John and drawn from the company bank account between 2017 and 2022.
Those checks totaled over $275,000.
Deborah was reportedly cashing the checks at Menards, leading to her arrest.
Deborah is due for her pre-trial conference on September 13th, while John, facing eight counts of Identity Theft and one count of Theft in a Business Setting of More than $100,000, is due for his arraignment on August 1st.
