Re: They caught him...

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On the other hand, Novak is still out there...

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Susan Welenofsky wrote:

> I guess Dr. Axelrod is on the lam! Maybe we don't need to worry about him 
> suing people of stupid things anymore.
> 
> Susan
> 
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>   From: Tony 
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>   Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: They caught him...
> 
> 
>   Wow he really did decide to "go for it."
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>   Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 4:57 PM
>   Subject: They caught him...
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> 
>   > FYI
>   >
>   > Alfred
>   >
>   > -- --------
>   >
>   > Wednesday, June 16, 2004 · Last updated 3:01 p.m. PT
>   >
>   > Wanted millionaire arrested in Germany
>   >
>   > By JEFFREY GOLD
>   > ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
>   >
>   > NEWARK, N.J. -- A fugitive millionaire wanted on tax fraud charges in New
>   > Jersey was arrested at an airport in Germany, federal prosecutors said
>   > Wednesday.
>   >
>   > Herbert Axelrod, 76, fled the United States soon after being indicted in
>   > April on charges that he conspired to defraud the Internal Revenue Service
>   > by helping a former executive of his pet-book publishing company hide
>   > $700,000 in a Swiss bank account.
>   >
>   > He also has drawn attention for rare musical instruments he valued at $100
>   > million and donated or sold at a discount.
>   >
>   > Michael Himmel, a lawyer who has represented Axelrod, said Wednesday that
>   he
>   > had not yet spoken to Axelrod and declined to comment. The U.S. Attorney's
>   > Office in New Jersey said it notified German authorities that it would
>   seek
>   > to have Axelrod sent back to the United States.
>   >
>   > Axelrod operated TFH Publications, which specializes in books on animals
>   and
>   > pets, and whose products include the Nylabone line of dog toys.
>   >
>   > The tax-fraud charges are unrelated to an FBI review of an $18 million
>   deal
>   > last year in which Axelrod sold the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 30 rare
>   > string instruments the philanthropist had valued at $50 million.
>   >
>   > Authorities reportedly are trying to determine whether Axelrod inflated
>   the
>   > instruments' value to make himself eligible for a large tax write-off, and
>   > are said to be looking into his 1998 donation of four Stradivarius musical
>   > instruments - also valued at $50 million by Axelrod - to the Smithsonian
>   > Institution.
>   >
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