RedBrick Pizza owner charged with 14 felony counts of fraud, failure to pay sales tax

The franchise owner of RedBrick Pizza at Northpark Mall has been charged with 14 felony counts of failure to pay sales tax with intent to defraud.

The probable cause statement from the Missouri Department of Revenue says Maaria Nyazee, 31, Champaign, Illinois, has cheated the state out of $59,005.74 in sales tax and transferred money from the business account to her personal account.

Nyazee is also under investigation by the St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office for the same allegation, according to the probable cause statement.

Nyazee's arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. July 19 in Jasper County Circuit Court.