Nevada deputy on trial for allegedly taking jail bribes to help ‘Girls Gone Wild’ creator

Nev. deputy faces ‘Girls Gone Wild’ bribery trial

RENO, Nev. — A former sheriff’s deputy at the Nevada jail where “Girls Gone Wild” video mogul Joe Francis was held a year ago is on trial accused of accepting nearly $10,000 worth of gifts as bribes.

Another deputy testified at the trial in federal court in Reno on Tuesday that ex-jail Sgt. Michon Mills treated Francis better than other inmates while Francis was jailed on U.S. tax charges.

Prosecutors say Mills accepted a $4,500 Cartier watch and a $5,000 Saks Fifth Avenue gift card from a Francis associate who pleaded guilty to a related charge.

Mills says she never got a gift card. Her lawyer says the watch was presented as a Christmas present and she gave it back when she learned its value.

Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, www.rgj.com