Tax plea for ‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder

September 23, 2009

Finally! The end to our tackiest national tax nightmare is near.

"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis apparently has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors so we should be hearing much less about his tax troubles.

According to published reports, Francis will plead guilty this afternoon in a California court to filing false tax returns (and one count of bribing Nevada jailers for food; really), receive credit for time (301 days) already served in connection with the tax charges and pay $250,000 in restitution.

Any outstanding tax liabilities allegedly owed by Francis or his companies from 2002 to 2008 will be handled in civil or administrative courts. The IRS contends he improperly claimed deductions of more than $20 million over the years.

Too bad the plea agreement didn't also call for an end to his disgusting TV ads.

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16 years ago Reply

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