Guilty Plea Entered In 2001 Eco-Terrorism Attempt Ian Jacob Wallace, 27, of East Setauket, New York, pled guilty today to the November 5, 2001, attempted fire-bombing of U.S. Forest Service property located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. Wallace, a resident of Minnesota at the time of the offense, entered the plea as part of a plea-agreement with the United States that called for his cooperation in ongoing investigations of similar acts committed on behalf of the “Earth Liberation Front (ELF).” In exchange for his guilty plea and for his assistance in investigating other similar acts, Wallace was charged with attempted destruction of U.S. Government property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1361, instead of more serious Federal arson charges. The plea agreement also provides that he will not be federally prosecuted for similar acts in Wisconsin and Minnesota....