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UPDATE:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/January/08_enrd_005.html
Individual Sentenced for Poisoning Migratory Birds
“Misapplication of agricultural insecticide led to over 2,000 migratory bird deaths”
PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON – Lyle Ravenkamp of Hugo, Colo., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and was sentenced for his role in the poisoning deaths of over 2,200 migratory birds on agricultural land, the Justice Department announced.
Ravenkamp pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, in connection with his misapplication of the chemical insecticide carbofuran to a 95-acre sunflower field in Lincoln County, Colo., in June 2006. Ravenkamp admitted that he applied the compound on the surface of the field, instead of below the surface, as he knew it was intended to be used. As a result, more than 2,200 migratory birds, including Mourning Doves (Zenaia macroura), Horned Larks (Eremophila alpestris), Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta), Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) and Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), died after ingesting the carbofuran, which is known to be highly toxic to birds.”
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2008/January/08_crm_003.html
“Alan Ralsky, Ten Others, Indicted In International Illegal Spamming And Stock Fraud Scheme”
WASHINGTON