[Vision2020] Update: "Girls Gone Wild" Producer Sentenced

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (December 14, 2006) Spokesman Review -

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'Girls Gone Wild' producer sentenced

The Santa Monica, Calif., entrepreneur who made a fortune persuading drunken
women on spring break to bare their bodies for his "Girls Gone Wild" videos
will be making frequent trips back to Florida, but this time for
court-ordered community service.

Joe Francis' Mantra Films received a 30-month service sentence Wednesday in
Panama City, Fla., after admitting it failed to document the ages of minors
its filmed for its videos.  In a twist, U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak
challenged Francis to perform additional hours of service himself in lieu of
his employees having to do it.

Smoak said he added the community service because he thought it would be a
more meaningful punishment than an already agreed upon $2.1 million fine.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used
up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"