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| Francis gone free |
| By bloggingstocks.com |
| Published: 11/09/2009 |
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Finally, the federal government has accepted an offer from Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. Earlier this year, the feds turned down his request for bailout money, but the filmmaker entrepreneur executive soft-core porn guru had better luck with the judiciary branch. His deal to get out of jail came through. U.S. District Judge S. James Otero accepted a plea agreement that Francis reached with prosecutors. It will put him on probation for the next year for filing false income tax returns. He was also sentenced to time served -- 301 days, but that's all in the past. He also has to pay restitution of $250,000. This is a big letdown for the prosecutors, who were originally seeking much, much more. When they learned that a key witness against Francis had lied to them, they rushed to negotiate. It didn't help that they got the news the night before the trial was to start (back in September). Read More. |
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