Celebrity Justice
Joe Francis Nailed Again!

Joe Francis"Girls Gone Wild" porntrepreneur Joe Francis has been indicted on federal tax evasion charges, for illegally deducting over $20 million in phony receipts from previous tax returns.

As first reported by thesmokinggun.com, court documents say Francis transferred millions of dollars from an offshore bank account to a U.S. brokerage account. If found guilty, Francis could face 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.

On Tuesday, Francis was arrested at a Florida airport on an unrelated charge. A judge cited him for contempt of court after settlement talks soured with seven women who accused him of victimizing them by filming them in sexual situations while they were underage and on spring break in Panama City.



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1. First =)

Posted at 6:24PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Caroline

2. Turn out the lights. This party is over.

Posted at 6:25PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Dandy Don

3. Tax Evasion? Whoa! He''ll get jail time and Snoop with 11 arrest is running around free!
Justice at work, our tax $'s hard at work!

Posted at 6:26PM on Apr 11th 2007 by mickeylou

4. HE'S A DUMB A**, DO YOU NOT KNOW YOU CAN'T RUN FROM THE IRS? NOW HE'S ABOUT TO DO SOME TIME FOR JUST BEING GREEDY....

Posted at 6:26PM on Apr 11th 2007 by kenna

5. HERE COMES THE JUDGE, HERE COMES THE JUDGE.

Can you spell G-R-E-E-D. All that money from those porno tapes but Joe wants more.

HERE COMES THE JUDGE, HERE COMES THE JUDGE.

Posted at 6:30PM on Apr 11th 2007 by champion

6. Is it just me, or is this guy really REALLY a scum bucket? For all the things he COULD have gotten busted for and spend some time in jail for, this has to be the least offensive thing I could think of. Seriously.

Posted at 6:33PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Angie

7. GOOD LET TYRONE YES TYRONE (IS THAT RACIST??? WHO CARES) FILL HIM UP A LITTLE.

Posted at 6:41PM on Apr 11th 2007 by d

8. PLEEEEEEEASE send this prick to jail! that would be so fabulous!

Posted at 6:45PM on Apr 11th 2007 by kim

9. d, I believe the proper name is Bubba, not Tyrone. "Tyrone" could be considered racist when used in this sort of context....

With that said, yeah, Francis will probably be VERY popular in jail -- good job, Joe!!

Posted at 6:46PM on Apr 11th 2007 by SteverB

10. sad day for porn :{

Posted at 6:51PM on Apr 11th 2007 by buddha00man

11. I don't like what he does for a living but you have to give it to him, he made lots of money. I still don't understand why people just dont pay taxes, the IRS gets you every single time. Did I mention Karma is a bitch. He is weird and I think all the girls who want to get on his movies have low self esteem, didnt your mommie raise you better your such nasty ho's with dried out dingleberries. hehe

Posted at 6:51PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Just Me

12. He's a nobody. A scum bag. Pond scum.

Posted at 6:55PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Molly

13. Good...maybe he'll disappear into the woodwork for a while

Posted at 6:55PM on Apr 11th 2007 by sk8rgurl

14. karma finally catching up to the greedy scummy bastard

Posted at 7:00PM on Apr 11th 2007 by M H

15. To see Joe Francis in prison garb with chains on his legs, waist, and wrists,
go to
www.newsherald.com

Then read his bio at www.wikipedia.com

Karma is a bitch, Joe.

Joe Francis, Don Imus, and Bernie McJerk --- male pigs who've belittled women too many times.

Posted at 7:05PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Trish

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