from www.latimes.com – A second suspect has surrendered to authorities in a misdemeanor false imprisonment case involving “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis.

Francis turned himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division on Monday night in connection with the case, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

Francis, who created the popular “Girls Gone Wild” videos, arrived at the Pacific Division station accompanied by an attorney and bail bondsman, the source said.

He is expected to be booked and released on $50,000 bail.

Details of the case were not immediately available.

A second suspect, identified by police as Vagram Gegzdhyan, of Valley Village, also surrendered to the LAPD.

He turned himself in early Tuesday, police said.

In 2009, Francis pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of filing false tax returns in which he withheld $500,000 in interest income and of bribing jail workers for food by giving them as much as $5,000 in goods. He was also ordered to pay nearly $250,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.

from www.tmz.com – “Girls Gone Wild” honcho Joe Francis was arrested in Los Angeles last night … this according to the LAPD.

Francis turned himself in to police at an LAPD station Monday afternoon on 3 misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment and 1 count of dissuading the witness from making a report.

LAPD Sgt. Daryl Martin told the AP, “[Joe] was booked fingerprinted and his photo was taken … He was held here at the station and released from custody after posting $50,000 in bail.”

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … there are THREE female accusers who claim they met Joe at a nightclub … and Joe offered to drive them to their car.

The women claim they piled inside of Joe’s limo … but instead of going to their car, Joe took them to his mansion … even though the women told him they did NOT want to go there.

As we previously reported, Joe was investigated after allegedly pushing one of the women to the ground during an altercation at his home.

Joe claims he did not lay a hand on anyone that night.