WHITE PLAINS – A wine and spirits shop, and its owner, are facing several felony counts alleging they own $380,000 in unpaid sales taxes. 

From January 1, 2006 to March 24, 2011, Steven Malkin, 52, of 29 Chester Drive, Rye, who is the sole owner of Old Tyme Wine & Spirits, Inc. located at 422 Pelham Avenue, in New Rochelle, that operates under the name of “Shore Road Liquors” willfully failed to pay over to New York State collected sales tax.

The defendant was aware of the amount of sales tax actually collected by Old Tyme Wine & Spirits, Inc., and failed to remit any of the sales tax collected, by doing so the defendant stole from New York State.

Malkin is charged by with:

• one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony,
• one count of Criminal Tax Fraud in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony,
• one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing, a class “E” Felony,
• two counts of Criminal Tax Fraud in the Fourth Degree, a class “E” Felonies,
• one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, a class “E” Felony.

In addition, Old Tyme Wine & Spirits, Inc. located at 422 Pelham Avenue, in New Rochelle was charged by Felony Complaint with:

• one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony,
• one count of Criminal Tax Fraud in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony.

The defendant was released on his own recognizance and is due back in New Rochelle City Court on June 16th.