NJ Business Owner Sentenced to Prison for Evading $3.4M in Taxes

Jose Camilo Perez, Jr. failed to report over $8 million in income from his medical records company, using check-cashing schemes to avoid federal tax obligations.

A Gloucester County man has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for evading more than $3.4 million in federal income taxes, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced.

Jose Camilo Perez, Jr., 54, of Sewell, pleaded guilty on November 20, 2025, to one count of tax evasion before Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb, who imposed the sentence.

Scheme to Conceal Business Income

According to court documents, Perez owned and operated a company that digitized medical records for hospitals and healthcare providers, receiving over $8 million between 2016 and 2023.

Rather than depositing business income into official accounts, Perez cashed checks at a check-cashing business, then used the funds for personal expenses and payroll, bypassing standard income reporting. He failed to report any of the business income to the IRS during that seven-year period.

Sentencing & Investigation

In addition to the prison term, Judge Bumb ordered Perez to serve three years of supervised release and to pay $3,434,066 in restitution to the U.S. government.

The investigation was led by IRS–Criminal Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jenifer L. Piovesan in Newark.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel A. Friedman and Josephine J. Park of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Camden.

Perez will serve his sentence in a facility designated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and is expected to begin restitution payments following his release.