A federal judge handed down a one year and a day sentence to Bhagavan “Doc” Antle in a South Carolina court room Tuesday, according to the Associated Press (AP).
In addition to the jail time, Antle will also be fined $55,000 after he pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking exotic animals and money laundering in November 2023, the report said.
Three other people involved in the case received various sentences in relation to the investigation, including probation and a four-month prison sentence.
Antle appeared in season one of the Netflix show Tiger King and was featured in season three. The show focused on the downfall of exotic animal dealer Joe Exotic and other participants in the big cat business.
Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is currently serving a 21-year sentence for trying to hire hit men to kill his nemesis, cat sanctuary founder Carole Baskin.
Antle owned a safari in the Myrtle Beach area that allowed visitors to hold exotic baby animals including lions and tigers.
Prosecutors alleged that Antle laundered more than $500,000 as he illegally bought and transported big cats and monkeys, Newsweek previously reported.
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