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Former Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate and zookeeper Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage has been sentenced to 22 years in a federal prison for two counts of attempted murder-for-hire.

In April, jurors found Maldonado-Passage guilty of trying to arrange the killing of Carole Baskin, who criticized his treatment of animals. Baskin wasn't harmed. Maldonado-Passage was also found guilty on 19 counts of wildlife charges, including being in violation of the Endangered Species Act.