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, announced by U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe, follows Hammonds’ guilty plea on October 23, 2025, for violating the Lacey Act.
In addition to his prison term, Hammonds must pay a $60,000 fine to the Lacey Act Reward Fund. The court has also slapped him with a total ban on possessing, breeding, selling, or exhibiting any wildlife in the future…