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title: Oversight in the News
description: "![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wiki-news-300x300.png) - [Ohio man used more than $300K in taxpayer money for wildebeest, hot tubs, roadside zoo](https://katv.com/news/offbeat/ohio-man-used-more-than-300k-in-taxpayer-money-for-wildebeest-hot-tubs-roadside-zoo-vinton-county-wilkesville-corruption-charges-wildlife-center-misappropriated-funds-finances-gold-cart-riding-lawn-mower-animal-rescue-trailer-vinyl-windows-gazebos-owls) (KATV, 4/20/2023) - Ohio’s Auditor of State released a report documenting the misuse of public funds by a former Vinton Township fiscal officer, which…"
url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/oversight-in-the-news-24/"
updated: "2024-07-09"
category: Ohio
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# Oversight in the News

![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wiki-news-300x300.png)

- [Ohio man used more than $300K in taxpayer money for wildebeest, hot tubs, roadside zoo](https://katv.com/news/offbeat/ohio-man-used-more-than-300k-in-taxpayer-money-for-wildebeest-hot-tubs-roadside-zoo-vinton-county-wilkesville-corruption-charges-wildlife-center-misappropriated-funds-finances-gold-cart-riding-lawn-mower-animal-rescue-trailer-vinyl-windows-gazebos-owls) (KATV, 4/20/2023)
  - Ohio’s Auditor of State released a report documenting the misuse of public funds by a former Vinton Township fiscal officer, which included the purchase of a wildebeest and two snow owls. He was convicted of corruption charges last year and sentenced to five years in prison.
    - [Auditor of State report](https://ohioauditor.gov/auditsearch/Reports/2023/Vinton_Township_Special_Audit_Report_FINAL.pdf)