Lincoln man gets probation for writing bad checks to buy kangaroos and alpaca

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A Lincoln man was sentenced Thursday for writing two bad checks to buy exotic animals.

Matthew White, 39, will spend two years on probation and pay $3,504 in restitution.

Madison County District Judge James Kube also sentenced him to 90 days in jail, but White was given credit for 183 days already served.

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In November, White wrote a $6,350 check at a livestock auction in Norfolk.

He went home with two kangaroos, an alpaca and a donkey. Court documents say he sells animals for a living.

The check bounced because the account was closed, so White wrote another check.

But that check was also returned because the account was frozen.

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Court documents said the auction operator gave White several more opportunities to pay, but he never did.

White was arrested in March, and he pleaded guilty in July.