[4] A further US$3 million in damage included attacks on homes under construction, and on boats owned by a mink farmer.
Mason and his husband at the time, Frank Ambrose, ignited an office that held records related to research on genetically modified, moth-resistant potatoes, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and biotech company Monsanto.
Both arsons were claimed by the Earth Liberation Front as actions against genetic engineering, deforestation, and other environmentally destructive acts.
[11] On December 31, 1999, members of the Land Liberation Front claimed an arson attack on the Michigan State University farm building located in East Lansing, Michigan, US ELF claimed it set the fire specifically to stop the work of those studying genetically modified foods.
[15] In return for his co-operation with prosecutors, Ambrose was sentenced to less than six years for conspiracy to commit arson, despite court documents connecting him to attacks causing damage costing over $4 million.