USA TODAY - 'Girls Gone Wild' founder back in California

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BEVERLY HILLS
By Raquel Maria Dillon, Associated Press Writer

Joe Francis is back to work promoting his Girls Gone Wild products after returning to California from Florida, where he pleaded no contest to child abuse and prostitution.

Francis claimed during a Beverly Hills news conference Thursday that he was victorious in the Florida court case, where he was sentenced to time served and fines. The case involved filming of underage girls.

The producer of videos showing young women in sexually provacative situations is now touting a new Girls Gone Wild magazine and tequila.

Francis recently returned to Florida after months in jail in Reno, where he still faces trial on federal tax evasion charges that carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.

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