But really, for this guy I'll make an exception. I'm hoping they'll figure out a way to get him to Florida anyway.
Girls Gone Wild creator to remain jailed
By SANDRA CHEREB, Associated Press Writer Tue Jun 5, 7:39 PM ET
RENO, Nev. - "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joseph Francis, granted bail in a federal tax evasion case in Nevada, will remain in jail to avoid the possibility of being sent to Florida to be arrested on another charge, his lawyer said Tuesday.
"We had hoped he'd be out today," defense lawyer David Houston said. But when the judge in the criminal case in Florida refused to set bail there, his attorneys decided he should stay behind bars in Nevada.
Francis, 34, makes an estimated $29 million a year from videos of young women exposing their breasts and being shown in other sexually provocative situations.
He was taken into federal custody May 14 in Florida after serving a criminal contempt sentence in a separate civil matter, and arrived in Reno on Monday, Houston said. He appeared during a hastily scheduled hearing later in the day and pleaded not guilty to tax evasion, Houston said.
U.S. Magistrate Robert McQuaid set bail at $1.5 million cash and imposed other restrictions on his release, one of which was to not use his private jet. More...
Girls Gone Wild creator to remain jailed
By SANDRA CHEREB, Associated Press Writer Tue Jun 5, 7:39 PM ET
RENO, Nev. - "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joseph Francis, granted bail in a federal tax evasion case in Nevada, will remain in jail to avoid the possibility of being sent to Florida to be arrested on another charge, his lawyer said Tuesday.
"We had hoped he'd be out today," defense lawyer David Houston said. But when the judge in the criminal case in Florida refused to set bail there, his attorneys decided he should stay behind bars in Nevada.
Francis, 34, makes an estimated $29 million a year from videos of young women exposing their breasts and being shown in other sexually provocative situations.
He was taken into federal custody May 14 in Florida after serving a criminal contempt sentence in a separate civil matter, and arrived in Reno on Monday, Houston said. He appeared during a hastily scheduled hearing later in the day and pleaded not guilty to tax evasion, Houston said.
U.S. Magistrate Robert McQuaid set bail at $1.5 million cash and imposed other restrictions on his release, one of which was to not use his private jet. More...
