Traverse City Café Owner Indicted Over Alleged Employment Tax Payments

Traverse City Cadillac, MI, October 15, 2026 —

Traverse City restaurant owner Christopher Roehler has been indicted by a federal grand jury over allegations that he failed to pay more than $47,679 in employment taxes for his business, Rolling Farms Café.

The alleged unpaid taxes cover the period from September 2020 through December 2022, according to the information provided. The allegation concerns employment taxes associated with the café; no further details about the specific tax periods or how the amount was calculated were provided.

An indictment is an allegation, and the information provided does not establish that Roehler has been found responsible. No response from Roehler or the café was included in the available account. It also did not provide the date the indictment was returned, the court where the case was filed, or details of any specific counts.

The account does not state whether Roehler has entered a plea, whether a court date has been scheduled, or what proceedings may follow. It also does not specify whether the alleged amount includes penalties or interest. Those details were not provided and cannot be confirmed from the available information.

The allegation relates to Rolling Farms Café, the business identified in the account, and a period spanning more than two years. No additional information about the café’s operations, the circumstances surrounding the alleged nonpayment, or any separate enforcement actions was provided.

At this stage, the central reported facts are the indictment, the named business and owner, the alleged amount of more than $47,679, and the period from September 2020 to December 2022. Further information about the case and any response from Roehler was not included.

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