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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16. Can't wait to see the "Joe Gone Wild" video with the new butt buddies he's going to meet in prison!!

Posted at 7:23PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Boris

17. Okay -- the Six Flags logo in the background of this pic of Joe Francis is creepy. Thrill rides, indeed.

Posted at 10:41PM on Apr 11th 2007 by mantrawatcher

18. OK IRS NOW GET TO WORK ON HOWARD K. STERN'S BACK TAXES NEVER PAID ON HOT SMOOCHIE LIPS CORP WHICH HE WAS IN CONTROL OF.
DO US PROUD.....

NO MORE BOOBIE'S FOR ALL YOU GUYS WHO WATCHED THE VIDEO'S...HOW SAD

Posted at 7:25PM on Apr 11th 2007 by MORETOLOCKUPNOTPAYINGTAXES

19. WOW...what's done in the dark comes out in the light.

Posted at 7:39PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Traycee

20. TO #15 If those "innocent" girls are Stupid Enough to bare their breast at some jerks with cameras then it's their fault that they are all over the Internet under age and on spring break with drugs and alcohol and horney men around come on you are asking for something, don't put yourself in stupid situations to begin with. Now if he is not paying his taxes and we all have to then yeah put his ass in jail.

Posted at 7:37PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Kimbo

21. Bet the boys can't wait for you to show up Joey!! Way to go!
They may have 50 feet tables where you're going, but they
won't be made from trees imported from a remote rain forest
like at your pad in Mexico!

Posted at 7:38PM on Apr 11th 2007 by amazement

22. Thank you Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Posted at 7:39PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Pieta

23. This guy needs to be erased. What makes him so different from a pedophile slipping a mickey to our daughters and having sex with them? It's the same thing! He knowingly goes where he will find drunk, underage girls and puts them in sexual situations. He goes slightly farther by filming it and becoming a billionaire, however.
Now here comes the big BUT...when are parents going to step up and teach their children, especially their daughters, to respect themselves??? If I saw my daughter on a show (porno clip) like this I would absolutely feel like I failed somewhere in raising her. If you don't want to end up naked, doing the same "squeeze my breasts" routine for all to see, then don't put your underage butt in a bar slamming down shots!
Parents out there... we have a big task at hand. It's starts with us. But for heaven's sakes we need to rid the world of digusting men like Joe Francis along the way!

Posted at 7:52PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Vanessa

24. Hell yeah! This guy is getting rich off little girls and he's not stopping. I saw him with underage girls at a hotel party in Miami last weekend... this whole fiasco seemed to be far far away...

www.veece.com

Posted at 7:59PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Fresh Raggedy Anne

25. Hell yeah! This guy is getting rich off little girls and he's not stopping. I saw him with underage girls at a hotel party in Miami last weekend... this whole fiasco seemed to be far far away...

www.veece.com

Posted at 7:59PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Fresh Raggedy Anne

26. What an arrogant, wussy prick. Not only does he abuse young girls (at a time when their hormones are raging, and typically when they've been drinking), but he evades taxes by playing wire fraud games? Hasta la vista, baby. Now, not only has he pissed off a federal judge for refusing to bargain in good faith (which he's in jail for right now), but he's now going up against the US Government & the Department of Justice, for tax fraud. This guy is toast.

I say throw his pimp ass in jail for 10 years, and take away his money. They're gonna "love" him in jail; I hope he likes it up the ass...

Posted at 8:17PM on Apr 11th 2007 by F*CK THIS PIMP

27. Karma comes around and smashes Joe in the face.

This POS deserves all the bad karma he is getting. He supposedly is a big loud mouth and he has pissed off the wrong people.

Posted at 9:22PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Blank Frank

28. Ha, ha. Depraved jacka*s.

Erase him. Thank G-d.

Posted at 9:16PM on Apr 11th 2007 by Legal Eagle

29. What a goof, setting up an S Corporation Off shore. Thats always the first sign to the IRS that you are up to something. How many more millions did he require? And than taking on a judge, defying him on the civil charges. Just very bad moves on his part and his high priced lawyers apparently have no influence on him either.

So jail it shall be. Only downside might be, that for the tax evasion he is sent to a federal prison minimum security....which makes it easier time, though any time is hard., especially for a hi life like he's been.

He'll never be the same guy, starting as of yesterday when they took him into custody....maybe thats a good thing.

Posted at 11:37AM on Apr 12th 2007 by Johnnie

30. it's about time have fun in the shower. LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Posted at 7:48AM on Apr 12th 2007 by joe russo

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