“Herbert Axelrod, the Monmouth County philanthropist turned globetrotting fugitive, pleaded not guilty to a federal tax charge in Trenton yesterday, ending a seven-month odyssey that brought him from Cuba to Switzerland to a jail cell in Germany. In his first U.S. court appearance since fleeing the country in April, the 77-year-old millionaire appeared upbeat and relaxed. He smiled and waved to friends in the courtroom gallery, at one point offering a reassuring wink.”