A Cranston businessman has pleaded guilty to tax evasion for failing to pay more than $1.3 million in taxes, penalties, fees, and interest owed to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2007 through 2013. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
William N. L’Europa, 60, entered his plea as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors that requires him to pay restitution totaling $1,367,336.08 before his sentencing date on November 12, 2025.
This marks the second time L’Europa has been convicted on federal tax charges. In 2012, he and a business partner were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing a false tax return after admitting they underreported business receipts between 2007 and 2010. That conduct resulted in more than $500,000 in unpaid federal taxes. In January 2013, L’Europa was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison and ordered to file accurate amended returns for tax years 2007–2011 and pay all taxes due.
Court documents show that in March 2019, L’Europa submitted paperwork to the IRS falsely claiming he had little or no income. This led the IRS not to pursue collections at that time. In addition, in 2022 he signed an Offer in Compromise aimed at lowering his liability for taxes owed from 2007–2013 while knowingly understating his actual personal income. The IRS later determined that L’Europa manipulated business records to conceal personal expenditures—such as over $10,000 on a motorcycle purchase; $100,000 used to pay off a debt owed the State of Rhode Island; a $12,000 down payment on a new truck for his wife; and other personal expenses paid using business credit cards settled with company funds.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Milind M. Shah is prosecuting the case following an investigation conducted by IRS-Criminal Investigation.
Sentencing will be decided by a federal district judge who will consider both U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
"Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced today’s conviction."
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