Bhagavan &#8220;Doc&#8221; Antle, who grew to fame in the Netflix documentary &#8220;Tiger King,&#8221; was sentenced to 12 months in prison and was fined about $197,000 after pleading guilty to animal trafficking and money laundering.
The &#8220;Tiger King&#8221; documentary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/review-netflix-docuseries-tiger-king-is-a-bizarre-and-fascinating-true-crime-tale?author=Frank+Camp&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=REVIEW%3A+Netflix+Docuseries+%E2%80%98Tiger+King%E2%80%99+Is+A+Bizarre+And+Fascinating+True+Crime+Tale">garnered</a> a massive audience from its debut during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. During its two-season runtime, the documentary featured bouts between cult personality and gay polygamist Joseph &#8220;Joe Exotic&#8221; Maldonado-Passage and rival Carole Baskin.
Many stars of the series have been sentenced on charges ranging from animal mistreatment to falsifying wildlife records to hiring hitmen. In 2020, Maldonado-Passage was <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/01/28/1076619186/tiger-king-joe-exotic-gets-one-year-knocked-off-his-22-year-prison-sentence">sentenced</a> to 22 years in prison, which was later reduced to 21 years upon appeal by his lawyers.
Antle owns Myrtle Beach Safari, a South Carolina wildlife reserve that offers personal encounters with endangered species such as tigers, cheetahs, and gibbons. It was through this zoo that Antle <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doc-antle-owner-myrtle-beach-safari-sentenced-federal-wildlife-trafficking-and-money">conducted</a> illegal animal trafficking activities, which included illegally purchasing chimpanzee infants.
Antle was also involved with laundering over $500,000 in coordination with Andrew &#8220;Omar&#8221; Sawyer, which were reportedly the proceeds from an operation to illegally smuggle aliens across the southern border. Antle had attempted to launder the money by paying Myrtle Beach Safari for &#8220;construction-related services.&#8221;
Bryan Stirling, a U.S. attorney in South Carolina, said, &#8220;Doc Antle portrayed himself as a conservationist. But in reality, he was a key player in the illegal chimpanzee trade, and he laundered more than half a million dollars through a complex web of deceit.&#8221;
Sawyer&#8217;s conspiracy to launder money with Antle resulted in a sentencing of two years of probation, a fine of $185,000, and the forfeiture of a chimpanzee.
In a connected case, Shaylynn Kolwyck-Peterson pleaded guilty last month for selling a chimpanzee to Antle for $200,000 back in 2022.
Maldonado-Passage made news recently for marrying fellow inmate Jorge Flores Maldonado, a 33-year-old Mexican national, who was <a href="https://people.com/joe-exotic-dating-history-11719808" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> to be Maldonado-Passage&#8217;s sixth similar relationship, this past April. 
Flores was in prison for illegally entering the United States but was released in May. Days after his release, Flores was promptly <a href="https://people.com/joe-exotic-husband-jorge-marquez-flores-deported-to-mexico-shortly-after-release-from-prison-11737602">deported</a> by ICE. 
Flores&#8217;s deportation prompted Maldonado-Passage to appeal to President Donald Trump for both a pardon for himself and assistance in reuniting him with his husband.

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