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Friday, July 26, 2013 – Daily News Death Notices Death notices must be provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. James W. Bell James W. Bell died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at his residence in Red Bluff. He was 52. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 26, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Ruby Hughes Ruby Hughes, of Chico, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Windsor Chico Creek Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was 88. Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 26, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Jean Lozo Jean Lozo died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at her residence in Rancho Tehama. She was 75. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 26, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. Emanuel John Schroyer Emanuel John Schroyer, of Corning, died Monday, July 1, 2013, in Red Bluff. He was 46. Affordable Mortuary is handling the arrangements. Published Friday, July 26, 2013, in the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. 4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian charged in massive hacking NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations over seven years, stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Indictments were announced Thursday in Newark, where U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman called the case the largest hacking and data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the United States. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 — the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. Atlanta-based Global Payment Systems, another major payment processing company, had nearly 1 million card numbers stolen, with losses of nearly $93 million, prosecutors said. The indictment did not put a loss figure on the thefts at some other major corporations, including Commidea Ltd., a European provider of electronic payment processing for retailers. The government said hackers in 2008 covertly removed about 30 million card numbers from its computer network. About 800,000 card numbers were stolen in an attack on the Visa network, but the indictment did not cite any loss figure. Not all the companies the hackers infected over the years with malicious computer software suffered financial losses. Customer log-in credentials were stolen from Nasdaq and Dow Jones Inc., the indictment said, though prosecutors said Nasdaq's securities trading platform was not affected. The indictment said the suspects sent each other instant messages as they took control of the corporate data, telling each other, for instance: ''NASDAQ is owned.'' At least one man told others that he used Google news alerts to learn whether his hacks had been discovered, according to the court filing. The defendants were identified as Vladimir Drinkman, 32, of Syktyvkar, Russia, and Moscow; Aleksander Kalinin, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia; Roman Kotov, 32, of Moscow; Dmitriy Smilianets, 29, of Moscow; and Mikhail Rytikov, 26, of Odessa, Ukraine. Smilianets is in U.S. custody and was expected to appear in federal court next week. His New Yorkbased lawyer, Bruce Provda, said Smilianets was in the U.S. ''sightseeing'' when he was arrested. ''It's a rather complex international charge of hacking,'' Provda said. ''If it goes to trial, it's going to be a lengthy trial.'' Drinkman is being held in the Netherlands pending extradition, prosecutors said. His lawyer there, Bart Stapert, did not immediately return a message. The other three defendants remained at large. The prosecution builds on the 2009 case that resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for Albert Gonzalez of Miami, who often used the screen name ''soupnazi'' and is identified in the new complaint as an unindicted co-conspirator. Other unindicted co-conspirators were also named. In the Gonzalez case, which focused on the theft from Heartland — at the time the biggest breach of its kind ever discovered in the U.S. — Kalinin and Drinkman were charged as ''Hacker 1'' and ''Hacker 2.'' Prosecutors identified the two as sophisticated hackers who specialized in penetrating the computer networks of multinational corporations, financial institutions and payment processors. Kotov's specialty was harvesting data from the networks after they had been penetrated, and Rytikov provided anonymous web-hosting services that were used to hack into computer networks and covertly remove data, the indictment said. Smilianets was the information salesman, the government said. All five are charged with taking part in a computer hacking conspiracy and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The four Russian nationals are also charged with multiple counts of unauthorized computer access and wire fraud. The individuals who purchased the credit and debit card numbers and associated data from the hacking organization resold them through online forums or directly to others known as ''cashers,'' the indictment said. SOLANO Continued from page 1A Those against bike lanes downtown said it would increase the likelihood of accidents when opening car doors, and there wouldn't be need for lanes since it already is legal to ride bikes on the street. City Manager John Brewer said the city isn't beholden to keeping bike lanes as part of the project. When the city put the project application together, Caltrans suggested that including bike lanes would improve the chances of being funded, Brewer said. FLEES "So that's the primary reason why it was included," Brewer said. "When we started talking about opposition to maybe the three-lane plan, then I started wondering, 'Well, if we have to give that up, give up the bike lane, does that mean that we lose the funding?' And the answer is no. So, that was good news." The tentative schedule for the project estimates that the council could approve the project between December and April with earliest funding coming in July. From there, the city would award a bid for the project and demolition and construction could run from August 2014 into 2015. 7A The council already approved a negative declaration for the project June 25 that concluded the project would not adversely affect the environment. "We've got this input now and I really think the only real question the council is going to have to probably come back and discuss some more is whether we go to three lanes or four," Strack said. "I think everybody is pretty happy with us trying to do something downtown but I know that's not going to make all the businesses come downtown and everything. But it's a start." ——— Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111. light-colored shorts along other glass slipper. with one blue tennis shoe The larger search was The man was described — the other fell off when called off around 3:30 Continued from page 1A as white, or a light skinned he hopped a fence. p.m., although deputies in Hispanic man with a bald nearby residents and did a head. He had no shirt on Greer said they were area were continuing the door-to-door search in the when he was last seen and basically looking for the search. immediate area. SALMON Continued from page 1A er at the Feather River Fish Hatchery, and other salmon that they caught and tagged near Yuba City. Imrie explained they track the fishes' movements acoustically, using a box-like unit that contains receivers to detect the salmon. The pair followed the fish all the way from Yuba City to the fish hatchery. Chase said they track the spring run annually. For now, they only go out a couple times a week. The spring run started arriving in May, and the fall run is just starting. "Any fish that come up after July 1 are considered fall run," Imrie said. There are strong signs that GIRL Continued from page 1A in supplying medicine to the sick,'' said U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag in a statement Monday. ''Unfortunately, this case illustrates what we in law enforcement see — marijuana grow operations that include heavily armed, violent individuals, motivated by profit, carrying out abuses of vulnerable victims.'' The girl came to Lake County Sheriff's deputies' attention when the Los salmon are abundant this year. Imrie said they've had more spring-run salmon this year than last year, and anticipates the fall run numbers will also be up. Fish Hatchery General Manager Anna Kastner confirmed Wednesday there has been an increase in the number of fish. "More spring salmon were tagged at the hatchery," she said. "I would say the spring run was larger this year." Kastner also said it's more than likely that with the overabundance of fish, there will be culling again this year. "It depends on how many fish come in," she said. "We won't know until we open the ladders Sept. 16." Last year the Feather River Fish Hatchery had to kill thousands of chinook salmon without spawning Angeles Police Department advised that Balletto may have kidnapped her. After deputies visited Balletto's home asking about the missing girl on April 29, the complaint said, she called authorities the next day to say she was OK and in Sacramento. LAPD investigators traced the call and police located the girl at a West Sacramento hotel, where authorities arrested Pearmain, the complaint said. Balletto was arrested when authorities raided his property on May 1. Court paper said officers found sex toys, a rope tied the fishes, partly due to a protocol to separate the spring and fall runs. The fish meat went to the Enterprise Rancheria, Gleaners of Butte County and Food Link. This year, it may happen again. "We only cull after we take the eggs that we need," said Kastner on Wednesday. "We did a little last year, but not much. That was the first year we did it." For Imrie and Chase, tracking the spring salmon is almost over. Soon they'll begin counting the carcasses of fish that have already spawned. The technicians will be out on the river daily during the carcass count, from mid-September through midDecember. Reach Barbara Arrigoni at 5333136, barrigoni@orovillemr.com, or on Twitter @OMRBarbara. into a noose and a homemade device used ''presumably to attach a human and immobilize them'' in a trailer Balletto was living in. Hundreds of marijuana plants and several firearms were found as part of the investigation. Balletto and Pearmain were both charged with marijuana possession and using a minor in drug operations. Balletto is also charged with possession of a firearm to further a drug trafficking crime. If convicted, they face a maximum penalty of life in prison. It wasn't immediately clear whether Balletto and Pearmain have retained attorneys. A call to the Lake County District Attorney's office to see whether they face charges related to the sexual abuse allegations was not immediately returned. The U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement that Balletto and Pearmain have already had their first court appearance. A call to the office seeking further details on the status of their case was not immediately returned. STATE BRIEFING Man, 65, tells dispatchers he strangled his wife SANTA ROSA (AP) — A 65-year-old man was taken into custody after calling 911 and informing dispatchers that he had strangled his wife in their Northern California trailer home. Dean ''Sonny'' Eliason said he would be waiting for police by the front door of their home in Rincon Valley Mobile Estates, and that's where officers found him. Sgt. Dave Linscomb said the body of 64-year-old Virginia Caetano was found on the floor of the couple's living room with a ligature around her neck. Linscomb told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat that Eliason was expected to be booked into the Sonoma County Jail late Wednesday on suspicion of murder. The homicide investigation is the first in Santa Rosa this year. Stanford investigating apparent IT breach STANFORD (AP) — Stanford University is asking its e-mail and computer network users to change their passwords after an apparent information technology breach. Stanford's Chief Financial Officer Randy Livingston said in an e-mail sent to the Stanford community on Wednesday night the breach appears similar to recent cyberattacks on other organizations. A copy of his comments was posted on the university's website. Livingston said university officials are working with security consultants and authorities to determine the source and impact of the breach, but there is no indication that any protected health information, personal financial information or Social Security numbers have been compromised He said Stanford does not conduct classified research. Fresno authorities arrest serial mailbox bomber FRESNO (AP) — A man suspected of setting off a series of pipe bombs in Fresno-area mailboxes is under arrest, Fresno County Sheriff's spokesman Chris Curtice said Thursday. Cody Frederick Bewarder, 27, was arrested on charges of possessing an explosive device in a public place, use of an explosive device, possession of bomb making materials and being armed in the commission of a felony. After detectives investigated a residential mailbox bombing at a home in June, Curtice said, they learned of two other mailbox bombings in the previous months that had used the same unique bomb making materials. The materials could only be obtained at one Fresno hardware store, Curtice said, leading detectives to identify Bewarder as a suspect. Officials declined to say what unique materials were used to make the pipe bombs. No one has been injured as a result of the explosions, Curtice said. Bewarder was arrested on Wednesday night during a traffic stop after another Fresno resident reported that his mailbox had been blown up. According to detectives, Bewarder was also involved in that bombing. After serving a search warrant at Bewarder's residence, detectives seized bomb making materials and a semi-automatic handgun. Officials say the bomber's motive remains unknown. They say Bewarder may be responsible for several other similar bombings. Cost to build SF transit center rises by $300M SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Transportation officials say the new Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco will cost $300 million more than estimated, and warned that costs could grow higher. Steve Heminger, executive director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, said Wednesday that money earmarked for future projects will be used to pay for the increase. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that, when completed, the now $1.9 billion first phase of the transportation hub near downtown San Francisco will first serve buses from seven transit agencies. In the future the site will be a stop for California's high-speed rail system and regional electric trains. The project's first phase includes building and maintaining a temporary terminal while the new 5-story facility is being constructed. Officials blamed part of the cost spike on increased federal security requirements. CARE TO COMMENT? At redbluffdailynews.com, scroll to the end of any story, click the link and type away.