Twice Convicted Rhode Island Adjuster Sentenced for Federal Tax Crimes
A Rhode Island man who ran public adjuster and property restoration businesses and who was previously twice convicted for federal tax charges was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court for tax evasion.
U.S. Attorney Charles Calenda reported that William N. L’Europa was sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to pay $1,367,336.08 in restitution to the IRS for unpaid taxes, penalties, fees, and interest owed for the years 2007 through 2013.
The sentencing came after L’Europa pleaded guilty on August 14, 2025, to tax evasion, admitting that he failed to pay more than $1.3 million owed to the IRS, according to Calenda.
According to court documents, L’Europa was previously convicted in 2012 of conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing a false tax return after he and his business partner, John J. McCauley, Jr., a former state legislator, underreported business receipts for tax years 2007 through 2010 by nearly $1.8 million, resulting in the underpayment of more than $500,000 in federal taxes.
In January 2013, L’Europa was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. L’Europa’s business partner McCauley was similarly sentenced. According to signed plea agreements, McCauley and L’Europa were ordered to file accurate, amended federal tax returns for tax years 2007 – 2011.
After release from prison, the IRS issued deficiency notices to L’Europa for payment of the over $500,000 he owed. Court records showed that in March 2019, L’Europa submitted documentation to the IRS falsely indicating that he had little or no income. As a result, the IRS did not pursue collections of taxes due at that time.
Further, in 2022 L’Europa signed an offer 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.
His evasion of payment resulted in growth of his tax debt to $1,367,336.08.
L’Europa was a co-operator of McCauley and L’Europa Public Adjusters, LLC and PIA Restoration, LLC in Providence. He also ran L’Europa Auto Repair in North Providence.
Source: U.S. Attorney