By James McClain. From there, things quickly took a turn for the messy. In , an intruder broke into the house and forced Francis to do degrading things on video before abducting him, abandoning him in the trunk of his own Bentley and later attempting to blackmail him. In , the U. Those dramas were small peanuts, however, compared to his epic feud with casino billionaire Steve Wynn. Francis countersued, claiming his losses only occurred after Wynn slyly plied him with booze and hookers.
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Certain corrupt officials in a small Florida town seemed intent on making some sort of example of him. The judge found Francis in civil contempt of court for not settling the lawsuit but cited no legal basis for ordering Francis to jail in a civil matter. The new trumped-up charge of criminal contempt gave the judge a legal basis to hold Francis in jail. Francis was victorious in his First Amendment lawsuit forcing city officials to back down. This enraged the Panama City officials and they went after Francis with a vengeance.