Florida 'Monkey Whisperer' Heading To Federal Prison For Illegal Wildlife Trafficking - Tampa Free Press

Florida 'Monkey Whisperer' Heading To Federal Prison For Illegal Wildlife Trafficking - Tampa Free Press

A Florida man known as “The Monkey Whisperer” is trading his exotic animal compound for a federal prison cell. Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, 62, Parrish, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven to nine months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a wildlife trafficking conspiracy. The sentencing, […] Florida ‘Monkey Whisperer’ Heading To Federal Prison For Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

‘The Monkey Whisperer’ Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Primates While on Probation for the Same Crime

The US Department of Justice published an official statement about a Florida man who was sentenced for violating the Lacey Act. Tampa, Florida – Jimmy Wayne Hammonds (62, Parrish), a/k/a “The Monkey Whisperer,” has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven to nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring […] The post ‘The Monkey Whisperer’ Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Prim…

Florida man known as 'The Monkey Whisperer' sentenced to prison for trafficking exotic wildlife: US Attorney

The US Attorneys Office for the Middle District of Florida said Jimmy Hammonds, 62, of Parrish, has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for trafficking exotic animals.Court documents said Hammonds ran a business called The Monkey Whisperer, LLC, and specialized in selling primates and other exotic animals.He continued to run the business even while he was on federal probation for the same…