OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot has filed a federal lawsuit seeking nearly $94 million in damages, claiming among other things that he was convicted based on false and perjured testimony.
He called himself Joe Exotic and once lorded over a popular exotic animal park in Oklahoma. Now, Joseph Maldonado-Passage is going to prison for 22 years.
Joseph Maldonado-Passage (also known as Joe Exotic) has filed a federal lawsuit against various government agencies, as well as his former business partner. The currently imprisoned star of the Netflix docuseries 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,' is seeking $94 million in damages.
The subject of the hit Netflix documentary series Tiger King has asked for a new judge after claiming Judge Scott Palk was 'homophobic' and an 'animal rights activist' according to TMZ .
E! News can also exclusively reveal the the Tiger King star is now out of quarantine after spending three weeks at a prison medical facility. Get all the details here.
A former Oklahoma zookeeper who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-hire plot and federal wildlife violations has been granted more time to argue why his lawsuit challenging the conviction shouldn't be dismissed
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot has filed a federal lawsuit seeking nearly $94 million in damages, claiming among other things that he was convicted based on false and perjured testimony.
He called himself Joe Exotic and once lorded over a popular exotic animal park in Oklahoma. Now, Joseph Maldonado-Passage is going to prison for 22 years.
Joseph Maldonado-Passage (also known as Joe Exotic) has filed a federal lawsuit against various government agencies, as well as his former business partner. The currently imprisoned star of the Netflix docuseries 'Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,' is seeking $94 million in damages.
The subject of the hit Netflix documentary series Tiger King has asked for a new judge after claiming Judge Scott Palk was 'homophobic' and an 'animal rights activist' according to TMZ .
E! News can also exclusively reveal the the Tiger King star is now out of quarantine after spending three weeks at a prison medical facility. Get all the details here.
A former Oklahoma zookeeper who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a murder-for-hire plot and federal wildlife violations has been granted more time to argue why his lawsuit challenging the conviction shouldn't be dismissed
