Directors of the Australia Council say their reorganization of the agency will up the profile of an arts agenda. “We are trying to make sure the arts are a vibrant part of society’s agenda, and the Australia Council needs to be seen as a driver of change and a strategic, impactful organisation that makes important and interesting things happen.”
Tag: 12.09.04
Axelrod Pleads Guilty In Tax Case
Herbert Axelrod, the New Jersey businessman famous for selling a collection of rare violins to the New Jersey Symphony, “pleaded guilty to a federal tax fraud count yesterday in a deal that spares the elderly millionaire from the threat of prosecution on a panoply of other dubious acts… The count, aiding and abetting the filing of a false tax return, carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison, but prosecutors have agreed to seek a term of 12 to 18 months.”