Who Is Andrew Jon Sawyer? Mahamayavi Bhagavan “Doc” Antle Employee
Andrew Jon Sawyer is an employee of Doc Antle, an American animal trainer, and private zoo operator.
Andrew is 52 years old and was born in 1969/1970; however, the actual date of birth is unknown. For the time being, Andrew’s information has been kept private, and there is little known about him.
On the other hand, his employer, Doc has worked as an animal trainer for films such as Ace Ventura and Dr. Doolittle, as well as appearing as a guest on a number of television shows.
Antle appeared in the first season of Netflix’s real crime documentary series Tiger King in 2020. Doc was the subject of a follow-up documentary, Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story, which was published in December 2021.
Throughout his career, Doc has faced charges of animal abuse. Following an investigation by the Attorney General of Virginia, Doc was charged in October 2020 with two felony charges of wildlife trafficking and 13 more misdemeanors.
He has also faced public allegations of sexual interactions with juveniles at the private Buckingham County, Virginia zoo and running a cult at the Myrtle Beach Safari site, which he denies. Doc was detained by the FBI on June 3, 2022, on money laundering accusations.
What Did Andrew Jon Sawyer AKA Omar Sawyer Do?
Doc Antle and Andrew Jon Sawyer, often known as Omar Sawyer, both of Myrtle Beach, have been charged with money laundering charges totaling more than $500,000.
According to the lawsuit, Doc is the owner and operator of the Myrtle Beach Safari, which was unsealed today in a federal courthouse in Florence. Andrew works for Doc and is a business associate.
According to the complaint, Doc and Andrew laundered $505,000 in cash they thought was the proceeds of an operation to transport illegal immigrants across the Mexican border into the United States during the previous four months.
According to the lawsuit, Doc and Andrew would launder the funds by producing checks from Antle-controlled businesses and Sawyer-controlled businesses.
Those cheques fraudulently claimed to have been sent for construction work being done at the Myrtle Beach Safari, while in reality, they were just a ruse to make the receivers appear to have genuine income. Doc and Andrew were compensated with a 15% charge on any amount laundered.
According to the lawsuit, Doc described his strategy to conceal the cash he received by inflating tourist numbers at the Myrtle Beach Safari. He had previously utilized bulk cash receipts to acquire animals for which he could not use checks.
Doc and Andrew are now jailed and face a maximum of 20 years in federal prison for the counts in the complaint. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorneys Derek A. Shoemake and Amy Bower.
According to United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis, the counts in the indictment are only accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty.