BOSTON — A Massachusetts roofer has agreed to plead guilty to hiding $1.6 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Attorney said.
Jake Miller, 42, of Worcester, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of tax evasion, Acting U.S. Attorney Josh Levy said in a statement. A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled by the Court.
According to the charging documents, Miller owned and operated Kostas Roofing, a business that he ran under the alias “Paul Kostas” rather than under his own name.
Prosecutors alleged that, between 2013 and 2021, Miller cashed the checks that he received from roofing customers and deposited the proceeds into his personal bank accounts.
Despite receiving at least $1.6 million from the roofing business during this period, Miller allegedly filed no income tax return for any of these years, Levy said.
As a result, Miller allegedly evaded income taxes of approximately $450,000.
The charge of tax evasion provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.
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