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Francis Put on House Arrest

Posted Feb 3rd 2009 2:36PM by TMZ Staff

Joe FrancisJoe Francis has been released from custody -- but a Los Angeles federal judge has restricted the GGW honcho to home detention under electronic monitoring. Considering how dope Joe's homes are, that's not really much of a punishment.

He'll be under house arrest until his next hearing on February 11.

Francis was taken into custody yesterday after he showed up to court five hours late for a hearing associated with his upcoming trial on tax evasion charges.

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1. FIRST AGAIN!MAN ,IM STARTING TO FEEL SOMETHING SEXUAL!

Posted at 2:53PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by tofastforyou!

2. Do you want to join my NEW united states of Africa?.

Posted at 2:56PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by GADHAFi

3. House arrest is the NEW thing - but you have to commit a crime of no less that $20M?????? Give me a break! Jail that LOSER already...

Posted at 2:56PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by badboy

4. Who is John Francis?

Posted at 3:07PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Doris Manendez

5. Put him under the jail!

Posted at 3:05PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Liz

6. Why dont they just drug test him? That would explain all the silliness and irrational behavior!

Posted at 3:07PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Joes a loser

7. What a scam................. Do he and Bernie Madoff get to share a penthouse lockdown? Fabulous............... And how were you treated by your local police? As nicely as these types?

Posted at 3:14PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by does_it_matter

8. Doris, Francis is the owner of "Girl's Gone Wild". His opinion of woman is not real high! He preys on young naive women.

Posted at 3:15PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Liz

9. why wont they leave Micheal alone! wait is this abot Jacko?

Posted at 3:27PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by cd

10. Am I the only person who still PAYS taxes?!?!?!

Posted at 3:33PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Roxy62

11. oh no his little paper world were he doesn't do anything but screw around with little girls is crumbling...

Posted at 3:43PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by anthony

12. Obama has an opening, and he definitely fits the criteria...tax cheat, no morals, and probably a lefty.

Posted at 3:51PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by proper

13. Yea, 5 acre estate is no house arrest! Judge should be more specific - confine him to the basement where he belongs. Haha.

Posted at 3:57PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Butler

14. This is another guy who needs to go away permanently!!!

Posted at 4:03PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by GG

15. Leave this man alone. What a waste of resources while others steal billions. The only reason he has been singled out for prosecution is jealously. This remind me of the total waste of our taxpayer monet prosecuting Tommy Chong. This is still America isn't it??? Hnag in there Joe. This too shall pass. mp

Posted at 4:20PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Mark Proctor

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