Brooklyn school leader charged with fraud

The head of a group of charter schools in Brooklyn has been indicted of bilking the state of more than $70,000 in taxes. Eddie Calderon-Melendez was charged with tax fraud, grand larceny and falsifying business records. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that while Calderon-Melendez earned a six-figure salary he "robbed the state of much-needed revenue when he failed to pay his taxes for six years in a row." Calderon-Melendez earned $1.4 million managing the schools from 2005 to 2010. He was arraigned Thursday and released without bail. Citing financial mismanagement, the city and state closed two of the charter schools earlier this year. The third remains on probation. His lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.