COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities identified the body of an Ohio man Saturday who could potentially be the third victim of a bogus Craigslist website ad that lured two jobseekers to their deaths.

The body of Ralph Geiger was found in a shallow grave Nov. 25 in the same area another body was found earlier in the month in the heavily wooded area in southeastern Ohio, Noble County Sheriff Steve Hannum said. Hannum, under a gag order from a judge, did not say whether Geiger, 56, of Akron, answered the same ad promising farmhand work that authorities say led to the deaths of two other men.

Jobseekers who interviewed for the ranch work were told they’d earn about $300 a week, have a place to live and a vehicle to drive, authorities said. The alleged scheme apparently targeted middle-aged men with few family ties.

Two suspects in custody are from the Akron area: a high school student who has been charged with attempted murder and 52-year-old Richard Beasley, who is in jail on unrelated charges.

Authorities say a job offer on the Craigslist website was used to lure Norfolk, Va., resident David Pauley, 51, to Ohio, apparently with the intent of robbing him. Pauley was found dead in the rural area of Noble County, 90 miles south of Akron. A South Carolina man also answered the ad and was shot Nov. 6 before escaping, police say.

Authorities say Timothy Kern, 47, of Massillon, whose body was found buried near an Akron shopping mall Friday, answered the ad this month and was last seen Nov. 13. Authorities have said robbery may have been the motive for Pauley’s death and the attack on the South Carolina man. They said Pauley was told to bring all of his possessions to the site.

PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative body has annulled rules suspending the planting of genetically modified (GMO) corn, but two key ministries quickly said the government is still looking for ways to block such crops.

The Council of State, acting on a complaint from U.S.-based agricultural company Monsanto and other interested parties, on Nov. 28 annulled two Agriculture Ministry rulings from 2007 and 2008 that suspended the planting of Monsanto MON 810 modified corn.

The ruling cited a failure to establish not only the urgency of suspending GMO corn but also the existence of a health risk to humans, animals or the environment. The Agriculture and Ecology ministries “took note” of the decision, but voiced continued opposition to having GMOs on French soil because of what the agencies said were dangling questions about their environmental impact.

France is the European Union’s (EU) agricultural powerhouse and opposition to GMOs is traditionally strong here. Others also criticized last week’s ruling.

EU lawmaker Corinne Lepage, former French environment minister, said she “deplores” the decision, contending it reduces any room for maneuver nations have on the GMO issue. She wants European laws to be adapted to give countries a “solid juridical basis to ban GMO cultivation.”

Monsanto has said its engineered MON 810 corn seed has been approved as safe for human consumption and been used commercially around the world for 15 years.

 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee cattle producers will have a chance to vote in a statewide referendum Dec. 7-8 to consider an increase in the assessment to fund in-state promotions of beef.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture authorized the referendum earlier this year at the request of the Tennessee Cattlemen’s Assoc. Producers can vote Dec. 7 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Dec. 8 during normal business hours at the University of Tennessee extension office in the county of their residence.

 To vote in the referendum, producers must: be a resident of Tennessee; produce or market beef or dairy cattle; be at least 18 years old; and sign a legal affidavit attesting to eligibility. Cattle producers will vote on an increase of 50 cents in the assessment charged per head of cattle sold to support in-state research, education and promotion of beef. The measure requires a majority vote.

Currently, cattle producers pay $1 per head to help build consumer demand for beef products nationally. The national beef program was authorized by a vote of cattle producers and implemented in 1985.