Wildlife park owner from Louis Theroux Documentary jailed for 22 years

A former wildlife park owner who starred in a Louis roux documentary has been imprisoned for 22 years after allegedly hiring a hit-man in an attempt to kill an animal rights activist. Joseph Maldono-Pass orwise kwn as Joe Exotic featured on America's Most Dangerous Pets in 2011, where he portrayed Louis around his cs that were filled with animals including lions and tigers. A rewned animal rights activist in US, Carole Baskin h numerous death threats posted on social media sites by Maldono-Pass. 

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Man hires hitman to kill activist

Baskin is owner of Big Cat Rescue, an animal sanctuary situated in  Tampa, Florida. institution functions to rescue abandoned animals which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, and cougars. She criticised Maldono-Pass filing a lawsuit against him and his business in 2011. According to indictment, back in vember 2017 he bribed an undercover FBI nt that he'd pay m $3,000 for Baskin to be killed and promising thousands more after she died. 56-year-old Maldono-Pass was convicted of on two counts of murder-for-hire, eight counts of violating Lacey Act for falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating Endangered Species Act.

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Maldono-Pass charged with several counts

Previously in 2018, Maldono-Pass was charged with falsifying forms in an interstate sale of tiger cubs as well as personally shooting and killing five tigers in 2017. He was also charged with violation of Endangered Species Act. A statement was released on Baskin's website and YouTube channel in which she said that she h spent last ten years in fear. She also asked court to consider what would happen to her family if obsessed man is ever released from jail. Baskin said that evidence showed that in past years he tried to coerce ors into killing her. She warned court that if he completes his sentence and is released, y will end up spending rest of ir lives in threat. 
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