A former Oklahoma zookeeper and one-time candidate for governor was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in
prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws.
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A federal judge in Oklahoma City sentenced 56-year-old Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage — who is also known as “Joe Exotic" — for trying to arrange the killing of a
Florida animal sanctuary founder who criticized his treatment of animals.
The woman, Carole Baskin, wasn't harmed.