Cranston Tax Cheat Ordered To Pay $1.3M: Feds

CRANSTON, RI — A two-time loser was ordered to pay more than $1.3 million after pleading guilty to tax evasion, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

William N. L’Europa, 60, of Cranston pleaded guilty Thursday and was ordered to pay $1,367,336.08 in taxes, penalties, fees, and interest owed to the IRS dating back to tax years 2007 to 2013, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release.

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"Court documents reflect that in March 2019, L’Europa submitted documentation to the IRS falsely indicating that he had little or no income," according to the release.

"As a result, the IRS did not pursue collections of taxes due at that time," the release said. "Further, in 2022 L’Europa signed an Offer in Compromise to lower his liability for taxes owed for calendar years 2007-2013, knowing that he was understating his actual personal income. The IRS determined that, in fact, L’Europa manipulated the finances and business records for a business for which he worked to have it under report his income and conceal his personal expenditures, including over $10,000 on a motorcycle, $100,000 to discharge a debt owed the State of Rhode Island, $12,000 downpayment on a new truck for his wife, and other personal expenditures paid for through the use of a business credit card paid off with funds from business accounts."

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Thursday marked L'Europa's second federal tax fraud conviction, according to the release.

"In 2012, L’Europa and a business partner were convicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing a false tax return," the release said.

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"They admitted to the court that they underreported business receipts for tax years 2007-2010, resulting in the underpayment of federal taxes to the Internal Revenue Service of more than $500,000," according to the release. "In January 2013, L’Europa was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to file accurate, amended federal tax returns for tax years 2007 – 2011, and to pay all taxes due the IRS."

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