'Girls Gone Wild' founder arrested in LA court
 

LOS ANGELES – "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has been arrested in Los Angeles after he showed up five hours late for a court hearing in his tax evasion case.

When the adult-video entrepreneur finally appeared in court on Monday afternoon, he told the judge he was suffering from the flu. Francis' attorney Melissa Weinberger says U.S. marshals then handcuffed Francis and took him away.

Francis is accused of claiming more than $20 million in bogus business expenses on his corporate tax returns, including $3.8 million for a home in Mexico and $10.4 million in phony consulting services. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of federal tax evasion.

The hearing was to consider a request from his tax attorneys to recuse themselves.

Man the government really hates that guy

I dont like that guy at all anyway.

what a fucking idiot... when you're under the eye of The Man like he is you cross every T, dot every i and show the fuck up ON TIME

$20 million in bogus expenses? No matter how you're going to twist and turn this but there HAS to be some part of those expenses that ARE bogus.

$20 million? That's what I spend on underwear every month, gee...

I can see him on tv again crying about being in jail because he is such a fuck up.

must be more than a fool

Who's this guy?

sounds like
 

some rich tight-wad trying to rip off the system.

Lock that asshole up and throw away the key.

Maybe now he can shoot some new content. Prisoners gone wild ... on my ASS!!!!

same jail as OJ is in

Only in porn can someone so stupid make so much money.

wonders never cease

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_j0PwkCgfRo :banana

The guy is a Moron.

so the guy dodges pedo charges but gets bagged for tax evasion?

sucks to be him

my goal in life is to someday punch that guy in the face

"consulting" is the fun loophole :)

its the same thing Daschle, "forgot" to pay 120k taxes on....

everytime you catch these guys its "consulting"

Damn rich people. Its never enough.

Maybe Joe should be asking for a "get out of jail free pass" and then maybe he will stop asking for the 5 billion dollar bailout.

The reason Francis was supposed to be in court was because his latest legal team wants nothing more to do with him (this is the firm that successfully got Wesley Snipes off from his tax evasion charges).

In a Daily Journal story published Monday, Francis lashed out at his former lawyers, who filed a motion to withdraw from the tax case in mid-December. "The only reason they wanted me [as a client] was to mooch off me and open up an L.A. office," Francis told the Daily Journal. "The Bernhofts are the Paris Hilton of lawyers--just to be famous, not to do anything."

So why did he hire the firm in the first place?!?

Oh yeah, and I don't think Paris is going to like that comment referencing her as just trying to be famous without doing anything of substance to earn her fame (however true it might be, LOL).

http://www.theblackxmas.com/wp-conte...oe_francis.jpg

This appears to be just another stalling tactic by Francis to postpone the inevitable...

http://www.collegecandy.com/wp-conte...ph-francis.jpg

ADG

i do love her tits tho..

:2 cents:

successfully?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Snipes

On April 24, 2008, Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison for willful failure to file federal income tax returns under 26 U.S.C. § 7203.[21][22][23] While defense lawyers urged leniency, prosecutors argued that Snipes should be made an example of because of his fame.

As of February 2008, a home owned by Snipes in Florida is subject to delinquent property taxes of over $15,000.

This has nothing to do with the government. Accept responsibility for your actions.

Wrong thread?

Good. Maybe OJ will catch the flu!

no, I said, "consulting" is the same thing daschle just got busted for taxes... simply drawing similarities between the two.

I mentioned it because of this, the article states:

see folks, it don't pay to be a douche :1orglaugh

Damn hes pheening for some coke right about now.

Agreed:thumbsup

Proof that when the gov't wants to nail your ass to the wall, they'll find a way. :thumbsup

Really? Did you read the original post?

can he write off his lawyers fees?

:2 cents:

Joe Francis is a Genius.

Maybe he and OJ will get in an argument and OJ will "find the real killer" once and for all.