Reuters recently discussed the arrest of Joe Francis, creator of the “Girls Gone Wild” videos, for tax evasion. A snippet of the article can be read below, but the full article can be read here.
"Girls Gone Wild" founder, Joe Francis, was arrested by U.S. marshals on Monday when he arrived five hours late to a court hearing over a request by his law firm to withdraw as his legal counsel in a tax case.
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero issued a warrant for Francis' arrest on Monday morning, when he failed to appear for the hearing at the set time, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Francis finally arrived at the hearing in the afternoon, indicating he was suffering from the flu, and U.S. Marshals arrested him, said defense attorney Melissa Weinberger.
Weinberger said that she would try to have Francis released after he is processed.
Francis became a multimillionaire by selling the "Girls Gone Wild" videos of young women baring their breasts, usually at parties with free-flowing alcohol. He could not be reached for comment on Monday.
He is facing charges in a tax evasion case that was filed in 2007 by authorities in Nevada but transferred to L.A. because that is where he lives.