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After spending 14 unforgettable days and nights at an all-inclusive Panama City correctional facility—during which he was also hit with a federal indictment for tax evasion and busted with contraband pharmaceuticals and cash after attempting to bribe a guard—fallen flashcore video tycoon Joe Francis has been handed down a sentence for just the contempt of court portion of his current legal woes:

A federal judge Monday sentenced the founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" empire to 35 days in prison and fined him $5,000 after he pleaded guilty to a criminal contempt charge. [...]

"We're disappointed Joe was convicted on one of the charges, but at least the end of this ordeal is in sight," Jan Handzlik, Francis' attorney, said in a statement. "It's pretty unusual for a businessman to be shackled, jailed and held in solitary confinement, all stemming from his failure to mediate and settle a civil case."

Francis could have received as much as six months in federal custody. He has already served 14 days of his sentence.

With three weeks left, a repentant and nearly rehabilitated Francis (some reports have him "blowing his nose and wiping away tears" during the verdict, with Handzlik describing him as a "different man") will likely spend the remainder of his current sentence inspiring his fellow inmates to reach higher, holding entrepreneurial seminars in the facility's newly dedicated Joe Francis Library before dismissing his rapt minions to feast upon the educational and soul-nourishing contents of its world class collection of masterpieces pulled from the Girls Gone Wild video canon.