Tag: Tiger King

‘Tiger King’ Star ‘Doc’ Antle Convicted of Wildlife Trafficking in Virginia

WINCHESTER, Va.—A wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has been convicted of wildlife trafficking in Virginia, the attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Frederick County, Virginia, for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo, Attorney General Jason Miyares…


‘Tiger King’ Star Doc Antle Charged With Money Laundering

“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been charged with laundering more than half a million dollars, money federal prosecutors said Monday that he believed to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the United States. Charges against Antle and Andrew Jon Sawyer, one of Antle’s employees at…


‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison

Joe Exotic, the subject of the Netflix documentary “Tiger King,” was resentenced Friday to 21 years in prison, reducing his punishment by a year despite his pleas for leniency as he starts treatment for cancer. “Please don’t make me die in prison waiting for a chance to be free,” Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage,…