MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been charged with laundering greater than half 1,000,000 {dollars}.
Federal prosecutors mentioned Monday that the wild animal coach believed the cash was the proceeds of an operation to smuggle individuals throughout the Mexican border into america.
Antle and a co-defendant, Omar Sawyer, have been arrested Friday and every face a most of 20 years in federal jail if convicted.
Their attorneys didn’t instantly touch upon the fees.
Antle is featured prominently in “Tiger King: Homicide, Mayhem and Insanity,” a 2020 Netflix documentary miniseries that centered on tiger breeders and personal zoo operators within the U.S.