A Mercer County man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced the sentencing of Gordian A. Ndubizu, who was convicted on August 15, 2024, of eight counts related to tax evasion and false tax filings from 2014 through 2017.
Ndubizu, a Princeton Junction resident and accounting professor at a Pennsylvania university, co-owned Healthcare Pharmacy in Trenton, New Jersey. The pharmacy operated as an S corporation with income reported on personal tax returns by Ndubizu and his wife. Evidence presented during the trial revealed that Ndubizu inflated the pharmacy's costs of goods sold in fraudulent records to underreport profits.
He identified wire transfers as payments for goods when they were actually directed to personal accounts or bank accounts in Nigeria linked to an automotive company he controlled. Ndubizu’s tax returns falsely underreported income and claimed no financial interest or authority over foreign bank accounts. This resulted in approximately $3.28 million unreported income and $1.25 million in unpaid taxes.
The investigation was credited to special agents from IRS-Criminal Investigation Division led by Special Agent Tammy Tomlins in Newark, with support from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Trenton Police Department, and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alexander E. Ramey and Ashley Super Pitts represented the government in this case.