Eagleville Man, Local Restaurant Owner Indicted On Tax Charges: U.S. Attorney

By Max Bennett

WAYNE, PA – The owner of Arde Osteria in Wayne has been charged with numerous tax offenses, Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen's office announced recently. Giuseppe “Pino” DiMeo is facing 14 counts total after allegedly failing to report millions to the IRS and failing to pay taxes, authorities said.

DiMeo, 59, of Eagleville, has been charged with two counts of conspiring to defraud the IRS and 12 counts of filing false tax returns, according to the announcement from Lappen's office.

The indictment filed against DiMeo alleges that he conspired with his business partners at restaurants in Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia to defraud the IRS of income taxes and payroll taxes between 2008 and 2012.

Lappen's office claims in that time DiMeo had over $3 million in unreported gross receipts and failed to pay to the IRS approximately $1 million in income taxes and payroll taxes.

He is accused of skimming cash from four of his restaurants – which include DiMeo’s Pizzaiuoli Napulitani in Wilmington, Delaware; Pizzeria DiMeo’s in Philadelphia; and Arde Osteria – and not reporting that cash to the IRS.

Additionally, he is accused of paying employees under the table and failiing to tell his accountant or the IRS about his businesses’ cash payroll.

If convicted, DiMeo faces a maximum possible sentence of 46 years of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, a $3.5 million fine, and a $1,400 special assessment, Lappen's office said.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Maria M. Carrillo and Tiwana L. Wright

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