IRS Files Lien Against “Girls Gone Wild” Founder Joe Francis For $34 Million

The “Girls Gone Wild” founder is in big trouble with the IRS!  The Internal Revenue Service has put a lien against Joe Francis for $34 million they claim he owes. Read more on Joe Francis’ financial troubles below.

The IRS claim Joe Francis didn’t pay taxes in 2001, 2002, and 2003 and have put a lien against him for the money owed.

The lien comes just weeks after Francis agreed to a plea deal to escape jail in his federal tax evasion case. Joe Francis spoke to TMZ and said the IRS claim is confusing to him saying,  “I have no idea what it is,” and says he does not owe the money. He says, “This is total retaliation for me beating them in court.”

Joe Francis claims federal officials seized more than $100 million in cash accounts and says the IRS is forcing him to file for personal bankruptcy.

The past few years have been full of legal and financial problems for the “Girls Gone Wild” founder. Francis spent time in jail for contempt of court and was convicted on child abuse and prostitution charges. Francis was also accused of filming underage girls.

Then recently Francis was accused of assaulting Jayde Nicole in a nightclub. But Francis escaped charges after police reviewed the clubs surveillance tape of the incident and said Nicole appeared “to have acted without immediate provocation”.

In addition, Joe Francis reportedly failed to pay back a gambling debt and is also being sued by three former employees he said tried to embezzle money from him.

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