A Salem, Mass.-based tax preparer, who sought multiple government loans, has drawn five years in prison this month. Roosevelt Fernandez, had pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated id entity theft.

The number of financial professionals employed in the Avantax wealth management arm of Blucora fell by 8.3. for the first quarter ended March 31, compared to the level a year earlier. Blucora CEO Chris Walters reported the decline in the company’s recent earnings webcast.

Revenue for Wolters Kluwer rose by 13 percent for the first quarter ended March 31, up 8 percent in constant currencies and organically, the company said this month.