HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) –Bhagavan ‘Doc’ Antle, the former star of Netflix’s “Tiger King” docuseries and founder of Myrtle Beach Safari, is slated to be sentenced next month on federal conspiracy and money laundering charges.

Antle, 63, pleaded guilty in November 2023 — admitting to violations of The Lacey Act that prohibits trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish or plants, including animals protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Antle is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Dawson III at 10:30 a.m. on June 10 in Charleston, according to federal records. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and three years of supervised release for each count.

The Myrtle Beach Safari is a 50-acre wildlife tropical preserve that offers tours and private encounters with exotic wildlife. Antle is also the director of the Rare Species Fund, a nonprofit organization registered in South Carolina.

According to the DOJ, Antle conspired to violate the Lacey Act between September 2018 and May 2020 by directing the sale or purchase of two cheetah cubs, two lion cubs, two tigers and a juvenile chimpanzee — all of which are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Antle scored a legal win in February after the Virginia Court of Appeals tossed a pair of felony convictions.

Antle’s lawyers argued that his conviction of purchasing lion cubs was due to a misunderstanding of a Virginia statute that prohibits the sale of endangered species but not their purchase.