Joe Exotic Is Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison in Murder-for-Hire Case Involving Carole Baskin
etonline.comstar — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — has been resentenced to 21 years in prison by a federal judge in Oklahoma for his 2017 murder-for-hire case involving Carole Baskin, according to court documents obtained by ET.The judge made the decision on Friday, after a federal appeals court ruled last year that improper sentencing guidelines were used.
The new resentencing takes one year off from his original 22-year sentence.Upon expiration of Exotic's sentence, he will serve three years of supervised release and must pay a special assessment fee of $1,225.00, consisting of $100.00 per felony count and $25.00 per misdemeanor count.
Due immediately, the document states.Prosecutors said Exotic attempted to hire two people, including an undercover FBI agent, to kill Baskin after she criticized his treatment of animals, per Associated Press.
Their feud was a storyline in the Netflix docuseries The outlet also noted that Baskin testified in court, saying, «He continues to harbor intense feelings of ill will toward me.»Following the decision, Exotic's lawyer John M.
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