Natick Roofer Used Fake Name For Business, Dodged $450K In Taxes

NATICK, MA — The owner of a commercial and residential roofing business was sentenced today for concealing $1.6 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Jake Miller, 42, of Natick, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $449,329.

In February 2025, Miller pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion.

Miller owned and operated Kostas Roofing, a business that he conducted under the alias “Paul Kostas” rather than under his own name. 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 filed no income tax return for any of these years. As a result, Miller evaded income taxes of approximately $450,000.