2 PLEAD GUILTY IN MARIJUANA-SEED OPERATION

A pair from Vancouver, B.C., pleaded guilty in Seattle's federal
court on Friday to involvement in a marijuana-manufacturing
operation. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle said Michelle
Rainey, 38, and Gregory Keith Williams, 54, voluntarily appeared in
Seattle to resolve charges stemming from a 2005 grand jury indictment.

A pair from Vancouver, B.C., pleaded guilty in Seattle's federal
court today in a marijuana-manufacturing operation.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle said Michelle Rainey, 38, and
Gregory Keith Williams, 54, voluntarily appeared in Seattle to
resolve charges stemming from a 2005 grand-jury indictment. The
attorney's office said the two were employees of marijuana-seed
distributor Marc Emery, who remains in Canada while fighting
extradition to the U.S. on similar charges.

Terms of plea agreements for Rainey and Williams include recommended
sentences of two years probation. Sentencing is scheduled for July 17.

According to court documents, Rainey worked for Emery, who billed
himself as the "prince of pot," from 1998 to 2005, assisting with
Emery's mail-order marijuana-seed business, which had many U.S. customers

Court documents said Williams handled phone orders and also sold
seeds directly to customers. Authorities said Williams had sold seeds
to a Drug Enforcement Administration undercover agent. Authorities
said Emery's seed operation took in more than $3 million annually.

Emery is scheduled for an extradition hearing in Canada on June 1.