From Central PA-
Gregory Malia, the former Northeast Pennsylvania Episcopal vicar dubbed "the partying priest" by a New York tabloid, owes the Internal Revenue Service $358,576 in back taxes, according to a Thursday court filing.
Mr. Malia, 46, formerly of Laflin, failed to pay taxes in 2006, 2007 and 2008 on income derived from self-employment or through his interest in a small business, according to the filing in Luzerne County Court.
Attorney Edward Patrick Heffron, who represents Mr. Malia in another matter, did not return a telephone message Thursday night. Mr. Malia, who lives on Wall Street in New York City, could not be reached for comment.
According to the federal tax lien filing, Mr. Malia owes $130,367 in personal income taxes for 2006, $39,997 for 2007 and $188,211 for 2008.
The document did not specify Mr. Malia's self-employment or small business interest. State records indicate Mr. Malia remains the sole officer of New Life Home Care Inc., a pharmacy he founded in Pittston a decade ago for hemophilia patients.
Investigators from the state attorney general's office raided the offices of New Life Home Care in August 2009 as part of what a spokesman for the office called an "ongoing insurance fraud investigation." No charges were filed, but Mr. Malia and the company have faced several lawsuits alleging overbilling and misappropriation of funds.
Mr. Malia, the former vicar of St. James Episcopal Church in Dundaff, Susquehanna County, made national headlines in December 2008 when the New York Daily News painted him as a frequent guest at upscale city nightclubs and a patron willing to buy expensive champagne and leave five-figure tips.
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