Moorhead Restaurant Owner Charged in 24-Count Tax-Fraud Case

Overview

• Christine Conrad, whom prosecutors charged Tuesday, faces 24 felony counts filed by Clay County Attorney Brian Melton, who said he looks forward to bringing the case to court.
• The complaint alleges false individual returns and false sales-and-use tax filings covering 2019 through August 31, 2025.
• Investigators say she reported adjusted gross income between $17,332 and $28,452 for 2019 through 2024 and listed no state wages in most of those years.
• A lifestyle review cites a $560,000 home purchase in August 2024, a boat worth more than $105,000 in May 2023, a new vehicle in February 2024, and an $11,000 jet ski in 2025, along with three vehicles, four trailers, a pontoon boat, and three jet skis in her name.
• The probe says she received SNAP food benefits for six years based on the income she reported, and investigators say the inquiry remains active.