Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, star of the television series 'Tiger King' and Andrew Jon Sawyer, one of Antle’s employees at Myrtle Beach Safari, were&nbsp;arrested on Friday in a money laundering case involving over a half-million dollars. They are said to be facing a maximum of 20-year federal prison terms if convicted.

The federal officers said Antle believed the money to be a part of the profits of an operation that smuggled people from across the Mexican border into the US.&nbsp;

Charges against Antle were revealed on Monday at the time of a federal court proceeding in Florence, South Carolina, that said Antle and Sawyer had laundered around $505,000 over a time period of four months by allotting checks from businesses they controlled. They used to receive a 15% fee for the money that was cleared by them.

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Allegedly, the cheques were supposedly payment for construction work at Antle’s beach safari but were actually made up as evidence to produce legitimate income for the recipients. The lawsuit stated that Antle discussed his plan to hide the money he got by inflating tourist numbers at his 50-acre (20-hectare) wildlife tropical preserve, the lawsuit stated in court on Monday. Prosecutors also claimed that he had previously used bulk cash receipts to buy animals without using checks.&nbsp;

Antle, who is an animal trainer, has&nbsp;featured in Netflix's 2020 docu-series 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’.&nbsp;

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in May made a request to the IRS to probe Antle's Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit that raises funds for wildlife conservation. He has also been accused by PETA of using those funds to subsidise his safari site in Socastee, outside Myrtle Beach.

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Meanwhile, Antle has also been accused of mishandling lions and other wildlife by animal rights advocates, and in 2020 he was indicted in Virginia on charges of animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking. Trials relating to these charges will begin in July.&nbsp;

Antle has a history of law violations dating back to 1989 when the US Department of Agriculture penalised him for abandoning deer and peacocks at his Virginia zoo. He has been named in over 35 USDA breaches for mistreating animals to date.&nbsp;

Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, star of the television series 'Tiger King' and Andrew Jon Sawyer, one of Antle’s employees at Myrtle Beach Safari, were arrested on Friday in a money laundering case involving over a half-million dollars.

Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, star of the television series 'Tiger King' and Andrew Jon Sawyer, one of Antle’s employees at Myrtle Beach Safari, were arrested on Friday in a money laundering case involving over a half-million dollars. They are said to be facing a maximum of 20-year federal prison terms if convicted. The federal officers said Antle believed the money to be a part of the profits of an operation that smuggled people from across the Mexican border into the US. Charges against Antle were revealed on Monday at the time of a federal court proceeding in Florence, South Carolina, that said Antle and Sawyer had laundered around $505,000 over a time period of four months by allotting checks from businesses they controlled. They used to receive a 15% fee for the money that was cleared by them. Also Read: Paramount sued over Tom Cruise starrer 'Top Gun: Maverick' Allegedly, the cheques were supposedly payment for construction work at Antle’s beach safari but were actually made up as evidence to produce legitimate income for the recipients. The lawsuit stated that Antle discussed his plan to hide the money he got by inflating tourist numbers at his 50-acre (20-hectare) wildlife tropical preserve, the lawsuit stated in court on Monday. Prosecutors also claimed that he had previously used bulk cash receipts to buy animals without using checks. Antle, who is an animal trainer, has featured in Netflix's 2020 docu-series 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in May made a request to the IRS to probe Antle's Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit that raises funds for wildlife conservation. He has also been accused by PETA of using those funds to subsidise his safari site in Socastee, outside Myrtle Beach. Also Read: Bill Cosby accuser describes going to Playboy Mansion with the comedian Meanwhile, Antle has also been accused of mishandling lions and other wildlife by animal rights advocates, and in 2020 he was indicted in Virginia on charges of animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking. Trials relating to these charges will begin in July. Antle has a history of law violations dating back to 1989 when the US Department of Agriculture penalised him for abandoning deer and peacocks at his Virginia zoo. He has been named in over 35 USDA breaches for mistreating animals to date.

Doc Antle of 'Tiger King' faces 20-year prison sentence in a money laundering case

Amazon will no longer go-ahead with Nicolas Cage starrer Joe Exotic series.&nbsp;

The Hollywood star was supposed to essay Joe Exotic’s role as portrayed in Netflix’s Tiger King. It was to be a scripted drama series based on the Netflix docuseries and a Texas Monthly article.&nbsp;

Producers CBS Studios, which envisioned the show as an eight-episode limited series, will likely sell the project to other streamers.&nbsp;

It was to be based on a 2019 Texas Monthly story about Joe Schreibvogel, aka Joe Exotic. The drama revolves around how he built a private zoo in Oklahoma and his feuds with Carole Baskin and Jeff Lowe. All three were featured in Netflix’s docuseries ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’.

The project was first announced in May 2020.&nbsp;

‘Tiger King’ released in March 2020 when the pandemic had just begun and people were stuck at home. It blew up with people streaming the show by huge numbers.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, this is not the only Joe Exotic show planned with another being in production at Peacock. It has Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon who is set to play Baskin and John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) on board to play Schreibvogel.&nbsp;

Amazon will no longer go-ahead with Nicolas Cage starrer Joe Exotic series. The Hollywood star was supposed to essay Joe Exotic’s role as portrayed in Netflix’s Tiger King.

Amazon will no longer go-ahead with Nicolas Cage starrer Joe Exotic series. The Hollywood star was supposed to essay Joe Exotic’s role as portrayed in Netflix’s Tiger King. It was to be a scripted drama series based on the Netflix docuseries and a Texas Monthly article. Producers CBS Studios, which envisioned the show as an eight-episode limited series, will likely sell the project to other streamers. It was to be based on a 2019 Texas Monthly story about Joe Schreibvogel, aka Joe Exotic. The drama revolves around how he built a private zoo in Oklahoma and his feuds with Carole Baskin and Jeff Lowe. All three were featured in Netflix’s docuseries ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’. The project was first announced in May 2020. ‘Tiger King’ released in March 2020 when the pandemic had just begun and people were stuck at home. It blew up with people streaming the show by huge numbers. Meanwhile, this is not the only Joe Exotic show planned with another being in production at Peacock. It has Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon who is set to play Baskin and John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) on board to play Schreibvogel.

Nicolas Cage starrer Tiger King series at Amazon gets cancelled

Joe Exotic, the star from the popular Netflix series `Tiger King,` is back in the news after a federal judge ruled that the jailed reality star has to hand over his zoo properties to Carole Baskin as part of a 1 million USD trademark judgment. 
 
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Courthouse News reports that Baskin`s Big Cat Rescue successfully proved to a U.S. District judge in Oklahoma City that Exotic (real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage) fraudulently transferred the zoo properties to his mother Shirley M. Schreibvogel in 2011 in order to keep the properties out of the reach of creditors if he lost his long-running legal battles with the Florida-based animal sanctuary. 
 
Exotic, in 2013 was ordered to pay Big Cat Rescue nearly 1 million USD to resolve a two-year-old trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, which was featured in the Netflix docuseries, involved Exotic`s use of logos and images that were very similar to those created and owned by Big Cat Rescue. In 2016, Big Cat Rescue sued Exotic`s mother as they claimed that the fraudulent transfer of the property was also featured in the docuseries. 
 
The complaint stated, "Schreibvogel later admitted under oath that the zoo land was transferred to her by Joe Maldonado to remove it from the reach of creditors, including BCR, should BCR win its Florida lawsuit. Schreibvogel also admitted in 2015, via a confession of judgment she entered into to resolve a lawsuit filed against he by the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee overseeing Joe Maldonado`s personal bankruptcy estate, that the zoo land was fraudulently transferred to her by Joe Maldonado in 2011 to avoid his creditors." 
 
Big Cat Rescue was also awarded control of several cars and cabins on the property, with the judge ordering the current zoo operator to leave within 120 days and remove all animals on the property, as a part of the judgment. Exotic, who ran for Governor of Oklahoma as a libertarian candidate in 2018, is currently serving 22 years in federal prison after being convicted in 2019 of trying to hire a hitman to kill Baskin as well as falsifying animal records and violating the Endangered Species Act. 
 
`Tiger King: Murder, Madness and Mayhem` released earlier this year. It primarily captured Exotic`s long-running feud with Baskin, became a global phenomenon and led to other planned TV and film adaptations of the story.

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Joe Exotic, the star from the popular Netflix series `Tiger King,` is back in the news after a federal judge ruled that the jailed reality star has to hand over his zoo properties to Carole Baskin as part of a 1 million USD trademark judgment.

Joe Exotic, the star from the popular Netflix series `Tiger King,` is back in the news after a federal judge ruled that the jailed reality star has to hand over his zoo properties to Carole Baskin as part of a 1 million USD trademark judgment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Courthouse News reports that Baskin`s Big Cat Rescue successfully proved to a U.S. District judge in Oklahoma City that Exotic (real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage) fraudulently transferred the zoo properties to his mother Shirley M. Schreibvogel in 2011 in order to keep the properties out of the reach of creditors if he lost his long-running legal battles with the Florida-based animal sanctuary. Exotic, in 2013 was ordered to pay Big Cat Rescue nearly 1 million USD to resolve a two-year-old trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, which was featured in the Netflix docuseries, involved Exotic`s use of logos and images that were very similar to those created and owned by Big Cat Rescue. In 2016, Big Cat Rescue sued Exotic`s mother as they claimed that the fraudulent transfer of the property was also featured in the docuseries. The complaint stated, "Schreibvogel later admitted under oath that the zoo land was transferred to her by Joe Maldonado to remove it from the reach of creditors, including BCR, should BCR win its Florida lawsuit. Schreibvogel also admitted in 2015, via a confession of judgment she entered into to resolve a lawsuit filed against he by the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee overseeing Joe Maldonado`s personal bankruptcy estate, that the zoo land was fraudulently transferred to her by Joe Maldonado in 2011 to avoid his creditors." Big Cat Rescue was also awarded control of several cars and cabins on the property, with the judge ordering the current zoo operator to leave within 120 days and remove all animals on the property, as a part of the judgment. Exotic, who ran for Governor of Oklahoma as a libertarian candidate in 2018, is currently serving 22 years in federal prison after being convicted in 2019 of trying to hire a hitman to kill Baskin as well as falsifying animal records and violating the Endangered Species Act. `Tiger King: Murder, Madness and Mayhem` released earlier this year. It primarily captured Exotic`s long-running feud with Baskin, became a global phenomenon and led to other planned TV and film adaptations of the story.

'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic loses zoo to Carole Baskin in court ruling

Netflix docu-drama 'Tiger King,' the compelling true crime series set in the world of private zoos and their eccentric owners, is getting the comic book treatment. 
 
Tidalwave Productions said on Tuesday it has added the story to its Infamous series of pop culture comic books after the Netflix television series became a worldwide phenomenon. 
 
"You can`t make this stuff up," said Michael Frizell, who will write the book to be published in June in both print and digital editions. 
 
"I never imagined I`d be researching a book like this. It was a challenge to find a focus for the comic because there`s so much happening," Frizell said in a statement. 
 
"Tiger King," the extraordinary tale of flamboyant Oklahoma zoo keeper Joe Exotic, his rivalry with Florida big cat rescue activist Carole Baskin and his imprisonment for hiring a hitman to try to kill her, was watched by some 34.3 million viewers in the first 10 days after it was released on Netflix on March 20, according to Nielsen data. 
 
Tiger King`s immense popularity coincided with Americans settling into stay-at-home mode to help slow the spread of the coronavirus during which television viewership has soared. 
 
The series has already spawned a follow-up episode from celebrity website TMZ, and plans for two more series, including a possible movie version. 
 
Publisher Darren G. Davis said the comic book was "fun and a good distraction" from the coronavirus epidemic that has upended life for millions of people and killed more than 124,000 people globally. 
 
The glossy comic will have two covers, one featuring Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin and the other a colorful "blinged" out tiger. 
 
Previous subjects in the Infamous series have included troubled actors Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan.

Netflix docu-drama 'Tiger King,' the compelling true crime series set in the world of private zoos and their eccentric owners, is getting the comic book treatment.

Netflix docu-drama 'Tiger King,' the compelling true crime series set in the world of private zoos and their eccentric owners, is getting the comic book treatment. Tidalwave Productions said on Tuesday it has added the story to its Infamous series of pop culture comic books after the Netflix television series became a worldwide phenomenon. "You can`t make this stuff up," said Michael Frizell, who will write the book to be published in June in both print and digital editions. "I never imagined I`d be researching a book like this. It was a challenge to find a focus for the comic because there`s so much happening," Frizell said in a statement. "Tiger King," the extraordinary tale of flamboyant Oklahoma zoo keeper Joe Exotic, his rivalry with Florida big cat rescue activist Carole Baskin and his imprisonment for hiring a hitman to try to kill her, was watched by some 34.3 million viewers in the first 10 days after it was released on Netflix on March 20, according to Nielsen data. Tiger King`s immense popularity coincided with Americans settling into stay-at-home mode to help slow the spread of the coronavirus during which television viewership has soared. The series has already spawned a follow-up episode from celebrity website TMZ, and plans for two more series, including a possible movie version. Publisher Darren G. Davis said the comic book was "fun and a good distraction" from the coronavirus epidemic that has upended life for millions of people and killed more than 124,000 people globally. The glossy comic will have two covers, one featuring Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin and the other a colorful "blinged" out tiger. Previous subjects in the Infamous series have included troubled actors Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan.

'Tiger King' gets the comic book treatment