Off the top of my head, I can only think of one way that growing plants will get you arrested… but Julie Bass of Oak Park, Michigan, doesn’t have any illegal substances growing in her front yard. The raised beds and vegetable plants she does have, however, have earned her a misdemeanor citation from the city… and a potential punishment of 93 days in jail!
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, September 18, 2008 (ENS) – CITGO, a Delaware corporation, pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to pay a $13 million fine for the negligent discharge of pollutants into two rivers in Louisiana in violation of the Clean Water Act. Justice Department officials said the fine is the largest ever for a criminal…
DENVER, Colorado, January 4, 2008 (ENS) – The deliberate misapplication of agricultural insecticide led to over 2,200 migratory bird deaths on a single piece of property in Colorado last year. Today, the man responsible for illegally applying the insecticide to his property pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Denver. Lyle Ravenkamp of…