The sheriff’s sale is the latest twist in a legal saga that turned a business owner into a convicted felon. Christian, who founded Cafe Boulevard and owned the Oregon District restaurant throughout its 15-year tenure, was convicted in May 2012 of five felony counts — including a first-degree felony count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity — related to two incidents of insurance fraud, including one at her Washington Twp. home that was later foreclosed upon.
Christian is serving a nine-year prison sentence. Montgomery County prosecutors say Christian faces deportation upon her release from prison in 2021. She has filed a notice of appeal of her conviction, but the appeal itself has not yet been filed.
The former Cafe Boulevard Haus/Cafe Boulevard also was foreclosed upon. It was sold and reopened this spring under new ownership as Lily’s Bistro.
The criminal case revolved around break-ins and a fire during 2009 that Christian reported and which prosecutors said were staged in order to collect insurance money: one break-in at her Saint Laurent Circle home and a reported vandalism and fire at Cena.
The Saint Laurent Circle home has been appraised by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for $162,000. The sale is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. July 26 in the lower level auditorium of the Montgomery County Administration Building at 451 W. Third St.
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