By Walt Hickey Wildebeest An audit found that a former fiscal officer for Vinton Township, Ohio, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in municipal funds, including spending $4,116.30 on a wildebeest and $4,963.77 for a pair of snow owls for his private zoo. After pleading guilty to theft in office, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, tampering with records and a host of other charges, he was sentenced to 59 months in prison and ordered to pay back $340,000.