NEW: State Rep. John McCauley Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy & Filing False Tax Returns
Friday, September 28, 2012
Retiring State Rep. John McCauley, Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to conspiracy to defraud the United States and filing false tax returns.
Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi, McCauley and L’Europa admitted that they underreported business receipts for tax years 2007 – 2010 by nearly $1.8 million dollars, resulting in the underpayment of federal taxes to the Internal Revenue Service of more than $500,000.
The guilty pleas were announced by United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation; Richard Deslauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office; Guy N. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Boston Field Office; and Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.
According to signed plea agreements, McCauley and L’Europa must file accurate, amended federal tax returns for tax years 2007 – 2011.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys William J. Ferland and Sandra R. Hebert.
The matter was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation, FBI, ATF, Rhode Island State Police, and the Providence Fire Department Fire Prevention Division.
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Rhode Island Republican Strike Force
8:57am on Saturday, September 29, 2012
Another Democrat ARRESTED!
RI is RANKED LAST! Have you had enough?
DETAILS MONDAY!
Michael Trenn
7:21pm on Sunday, September 30, 2012
Why is it that the party affiliation is never mentioned when a Democrat gets in trouble? If the same thing happened to a Republican, the party affiliation would be in the headline, and repeated in every other sentence in the article. To prove my point, just look up the coverage of the former Minority Leader, Watson.