A Carver County man faces 11 felony charges after investigators say he filed false tax documents and collected government benefits while on probation for a similar case.
Prosecutors say the allegations span multiple years and involved the concealing of income while receiving thousands in public assistance.
Prosecutors charged 45-year-old Andrew Clayton Freeburg, of Norwood Young America, with felony counts tied to alleged tax violations and benefit fraud. The complaint alleges Freeburg failed to file required income tax returns, submitted fraudulent tax filings and wrongfully obtained government assistance.
According to the criminal complaint, investigators with the Minnesota Department of Revenue began reviewing Freeburg’s tax records in January 2025 while he was still on probation for a previous tax filing conviction. Authorities allege Freeburg still had not filed tax returns for several earlier years tied to that case and hadn’t made any of the required restitution payments.
The new charges allege Freeburg failed to file an individual state income tax return for 2022 and failed to pay taxes owed for that same year. Investigators also allege he filed false or fraudulent returns connected to multiple tax years between 2020 and 2024. Prosecutors also allege Freeburg fraudulently obtained public benefits.
Freeburg later pled guilty to three felony counts in the earlier case. In February 2024, a judge granted a stay of adjudication on the charges, meaning the case could be dismissed if he successfully completed probation and complied with court-ordered conditions. The sentencing order required Freeburg to complete Veterans Court programming, to remain law-abiding and serve 45 days of electronic home monitoring.
As part of that earlier case, the court also ordered Freeburg to pay more than $420,000 in restitution to the Minnesota Department of Revenue. Court findings later indicated Freeburg challenged the restitution amount and had not completed tax filings tied to the obligation as of early 2025.
Freeburg now faces two counts of failing to file a tax return, four counts of filing a false tax return and five counts of wrongfully obtaining public assistance. Each tax charge carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison. The public assistance charges carry potential sentences of up to 10 years.
Investigators allege the new violations occurred while Freeburg remained under supervision connected to the prior tax case. Freeburg was summoned on the new charges and an initial court date is scheduled for March 13.
