Woman Sells Kids For A Bird

Wednesday February 24, 2010 Posted 5 months, 1 week ago by Jay Michaels

I'll admit I laughed when I first read the story, but, seriously it's sad!   

VILLE PLATTE, La. - A Louisiana woman has pleaded guilty to selling two children for a cockatoo and $175 in what her attorney called an attempt to do a good thing that went wrong.

"It was a really clumsy attempt at an adoption proceeding," said Steve Sikich, attorney for Donna Louise Greenwell of Pitkin. "She was trying to help the children and get them situated."

Greenwell, 53, was sentenced Monday to 15 months of hard labor on each of two criminal counts: sale of a minor. The sentences are to run concurrently. 

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35537878/ns/us_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001

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