Overview

• Antle pleaded guilty in November 2023 to federal counts of trafficking endangered species and laundering over $500,000 tied to an illegal human smuggling scheme.
• U.S. District Judge Joseph Lawson III sentenced the 65-year-old to 12 months and one day in prison and imposed a $55,000 fine.
• He must forfeit three chimpanzees and nearly $200,000 that prosecutors linked to transactions through his Rare Species Fund nonprofit.
• The punishment carries three years of supervised release following completion of his federal prison term.
• Antle remains free on bail since his June 2022 arrest and his Myrtle Beach Safari attraction continues operating by reservation only.