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‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic Gets One Year Chopped in Resentencing

A federal judge resentenced Tiger King Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday.

via: New York Post

A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a new sentence.

Joe Exotic — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving animal welfare activist Carole Baskin. Both were featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.”

Maldonado-Passage was resentenced after a federal appeals court ruled last year than improper sentencing guidelines were used.

Prosecutors say Maldonado-Passage tried to hire two people — including an undercover FBI agent — to kill Baskin, who’d criticized his treatment of animals. But Maldonado-Passage’s attorneys said he wasn’t being serious.

Several supporters of Maldonado-Passage packed into the courtroom, some wearing animal-print masks and T-shirts that read: “Free Joe Exotic.”

The court also heard Baskin, who testified that she was fearful that Maldonado-Passage could threaten her.

“He continues to harbor intense feelings of ill will toward me,” she said.

Last month, attorneys said Maldonado-Passage was delaying prostate cancer treatment until after his resentencing.

Joe Exotic who maintains his innocence, also was convicted of killing five tigers, selling tiger cubs and falsifying wildlife records.

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