“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been charged with buying or selling endangered lemurs, cheetahs, and a chimpanzee without the proper paperwork, federal prosecutor…
By JEFFREY COLLINS | The Associated Press
The latest charges against Antle are on top of money laundering counts, where authorities said he tried to hide more than half a million dollars made in an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the U.S. Sammut said allegations in the indictments are “littered with misinformation,” he told The Associated Press by phone Thursday.
Sammut, 61, and Clay, 42, are each charged with wildlife trafficking and violating the Endangered Species Act. If convicted, they face up to five years in prison.
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