Michigan

Wexford County man charged with failing to pay for cattle, MSP says

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3 months ago

September 7, 2025

MM Team

A beef about non -paying of 10 cows has landed a Wexford County man in courtroom to take against the law into consideration, the police say.

Mark Craft, 39, from Mancelona, is alleged to have paid a Wexford County particular person $ 19,000 for 10 cows. Nonetheless, the farmer instructed the police that the checks used have been despatched again for inadequate funds.

The customer, Craft, was lived on August 27 within the 84th courtroom of Wexford County on 4 counts of non-full fund management ($ 500 or extra), mentioned the seventh district of the Michigan State Police able on X.

Troopers from the Cadillac Put up began to research in Might after the reported sufferer instructed the police that Craft purchased a complete of 10 cows throughout 4 separate transactions and paid with 4 checks of a complete of just about $ 19,000.

Wexford County, Mi. In Might 2025, the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac posted to research a Mancelona man for the passing of non-full fund (NSF) checks. It was reported that on 4 separate events, the 39-year-old Mark Craft from Mancelona purchased a complete of ten cows … pic.twitter.com/kzcst9kyrl

– MSP Seventh District (@MSPNORTHERNMI) September 5, 2025

“The sufferer held the checks till all of the enterprise group was prepared and communication with the processing firm was over. When the sufferer cashed within the checks at a neighborhood financial institution, they have been returned for inadequate funds,” MSP mentioned on X.

Craft was launched on a private recognition binding. His subsequent courtroom efficiency is scheduled at 2 p.m. September 16, mentioned MSP. Wexford County District Court docket Information should not obtainable on-line.

Underneath Counting Act, Non-full fund prices of greater than $ 500 are crimes which are as much as two years in jail or a wonderful of not more than $ 2,000 or 3 times the quantity to be paid, relying on which bigger, or each jail sentence and a wonderful, MCL 750.131 says.