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Criminal

Dec. 5, 2008

Joe Francis Fires His Fourth Batch of Lawyers in Tax Evasion Case

The lawyers who represented "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis in his federal tax evasion case have apparently been shown the door by the soft-core porn entrepreneur.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The lawyers who represented "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis in his federal tax evasion case have apparently been shown the door by the soft-core porn entrepreneur.

In court papers, Robert E. Barnes, of the Bernhoft Law Firm's Malibu office, notified U.S. District Judge S. James Otero that "a substantial strategic difference of opinion" had emerged with Francis, who is seeking to have ...

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