Raided by the FBI for obscenity in 2005 in a keystone cops re-enactment that included one agent accidentally discharging a weapon, Max Hardcore became something of a folk hero in the hardcore porn community, despite being despised by many of his peers for the extremely rough content he shot. Hardcore filmed and distributed his own line of porn flicks, online and through the mail, that featured adult actresses dressed up like young-ish looking girls, and featured a wide variety of "extreme" acts such as rough anal, humiliation, vomiting, urination, and other acts considered too taboo to be legal by many jurisdictions in America. His more explicit titles were sold as European only versions to get around obscenity laws in conservative America, and he had once been charged with child pornography for dressing an adult up as a child, though before the case went to trial, the law against adults portraying children or teenagers in sexual acts on film was found unconstitutional, and the charges dropped 2002. The government certainly didn't forget about Hardcore, however, and executed the questionable raid in October 2005. He was charged with five counts of transporting obscene matter by use of an interactive computer service and five counts of mailing obscene matter, relating to scenes involving fisting, urination, and vomiting.He was found guilty on all counts, something that was upheld on appeal - a mind-boggling outcome given all parties were of legal age and consenting. He was imprisoned between January 29th, 2009 and July 19th, 2011, spending the last five months under house arrest. He has since re-entered the porn business, though he keeps a much lower profile.