On April 2, 2019, Maldonado-Passage was convicted on two counts of murder for hire, eight violations of the Lacey Act, and nine violations of the Endangered Species Act.[13][2] On January 22, 2020, he was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison.[18] As of March 2020, he is incarcerated at FMC Fort Worth.[19] That same month, Maldonado-Passage began seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.[20]