Joe Francis Indicted On Income Tax Evasion

It looks like it could three to five before Joe Francis finds himself behind the camera exploiting another fresh crop of drunk college chicks. The “Girls Gone Wild” founder, who was arrested in Florida for contempt on Tuesday, was indicted on income tax evasion on Wednesday.
According to a two count indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Reno, Nevada, Francis, 34, sought to conceal income through the use of offshore companies and nominees. At one point, he transferred $15 million from one offshore bank account to a California brokerage account in the name of a Cayman Islands corporation he controlled. If convicted of the federal charges, he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and fines of up to $500,000. Francis was arrested yesterday on an unrelated federal warrant stemming from a civil lawsuit brought against him by seven underage women who were filmed by “Girls Gone Wild” cameramen in Florida in 2003.
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