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Joe Francis to the USA – Merry Xmas, You’re Sued

Filed under: Celebrity Justice Joe Francis believes the United States of America is out to get him, and the “Girls Gone Wild” honcho is now making a federal case of it.Francis filed a lawsuit claiming the IRS was pissed after Joe cut a misdemeanor plea deal in his felony tax fraud …

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Joe Francis to the USA – Merry Xmas, You’re Sued

How the internet makes a local crime a federal one

A small-town Kansas cop e-mailed naked pictures of himself to a woman he pulled over for drunk driving, offering a sexual relationship in exchange for helping her avoid the charges. A local problem became a federal case after investigators found that his e-mail servers were located in other states.

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How the internet makes a local crime a federal one