Jake Miller, Tax Evasion, Massachusetts 2021

Worcester Roofer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion

BOSTON – In a shocking turn of events, Jake Miller, the 42-year-old owner of Kostas Roofing, a commercial and residential roofing business, has agreed to plead guilty to concealing $1.6 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Miller, who conducted business under the alias ‘Paul Kostas’ rather than his own name, allegedly cashed checks received from roofing customers and deposited the proceeds into his personal bank accounts between 2013 and 2021. During this period, Miller filed no income tax return, resulting in an alleged tax evasion 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.

According to the charging documents, Miller owned and operated Kostas Roofing, which he conducted under the alias ‘Paul Kostas.’ The alleged tax evasion occurred between 2013 and 2021, with Miller allegedly receiving at least $1.6 million from the roofing business during this period.

United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Tom Demeo, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston; and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Boston Division, made the announcement today.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Holcomb of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit is prosecuting the case. The details contained in the charging documents are allegations, and the defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.

A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled by the Court.

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