Bronx tax preparer arraigned for personal tax dodge as IRS, state, district attorney probe his business
A tax preparer under investigation for scamming Bronx residents cheated on his own taxes to the tune of nearly $50,000, prosecutors said at his arraignment Thursday. Mark Goldberg, 32, lied on his 2005, 2006 and 2007 taxes to obtain $46,813 in

German business confidence index up for 6th month
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) German business optimism rose for a sixth straight month in April, according to a closely watched survey showing Europe’s largest economy remains resilient to the continent’s troubles over too much debt in some countries.