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6B Daily News – Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger guilty in 11 killings BOSTON (AP) — James ''Whitey'' Bulger, the feared Boston mob boss who became one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives, was convicted Monday in a string of 11 killings and dozens of other gangland crimes, many of them committed while he was said to be an FBI informant. Bulger, 83, stood silently and showed no reaction to the verdict, which brought to a close a case that not only transfixed the city with its grisly violence but exposed corruption inside the Boston FBI and an overly cozy relationship between the bureau and its underworld snitches. Bulger was charged primarily with racketeering, which listed 33 criminal acts — among them, 19 murders that he allegedly helped orchestrate or carried out himself during the 1970s and '80s while he led the Winter Hill Gang, Boston's ruthless Irish mob. After 4 1/2 days of deliberations, the federal jury decided he took part in 11 of those murders, along with nearly all the other crimes on the list, including acts of extortion, money laundering and drug dealing. He was also found guilty of 30 other offenses, including possession of machine guns. Bulger could get life in prison at sentencing Nov. 13. But given his age, even a modest term could amount to a life sentence for the slightly stooped, white-bearded Bulger. As court broke up, Bulger turned to his relatives and gave them a thumbs-up. A woman in the gallery taunted him as he was led away, apparently imitating machine-gun fire as she yelled: ''Rat-a-tat-tat, Whitey!'' Outside the courtroom, relatives of the victims hugged each other, the prosecutors and even defense attorneys. Patricia Donahue wept, saying it was a relief to see Bulger convicted in the murder of her husband, Michael Donahue, who authorities say was an innocent victim who died in a hail of gunfire while giving a ride to an FBI informant marked for death by Bulger. Thomas Donahue, who was 8 when his father was killed, said: ''Thirty-one years of deceit, of cover-up of my father's murder. Finally we have somebody guilty of it. Thirty-one years — that's a long time.'' He said that when he heard the verdict, ''I wanted to jump up. I was like, 'Damn right.''' ''Today is a day that many in this city thought would never come,'' said U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz. ''This day of reckoning has been a long time in coming.'' She added: ''We hope that we stand here today to mark the end of an era that was very ugly in Boston's history.'' She said Bulger's corrupting of law enforcement officials ''allowed him to operate a violent organization in this town, and it also allowed him to slip away when honest law enforcement was closing in.'' Bulger attorney J.W. Carney Jr. said Bulger intends to appeal because the judge didn't let him argue that he had been granted immunity for his crimes by a now-dead federal prosecutor. But Carney said Bulger was pleased with the trial and its outcome, because ''it was important to him that the government corruption be exposed, and important to him to see the deals the government was able to make with certain people.'' ''Mr. Bulger knew as soon as he was arrested that he was going to die behind the walls of a prison or on a gurney and injected with chemicals that would kill him,'' Carney said. ''This trial has never been about Jim Bulger being set free.'' Bulger, the model for Jack Nicholson's sinister crime boss in the 2006 Martin Scorsese movie ''The Departed,'' was seen for years as a Robin Hood figure who bought Thanksgiving turkeys for fellow residents of working-class South Boston and kept hard drugs out of the neighborhood. But that image was shattered when authorities started digging up bodies. Prosecutors at the two-month trial portrayed Bulger as a cold-blooded, hands-on boss who killed anyone he saw as a threat, along with innocent people who happened to get in the way. Then, according to testimony, he would go off and take a nap while his underlings cleaned up. Among other things, Bulger was accused of strangling two women with his bare hands, shooting two men in the head after chaining them to chairs and interrogating them for hours, and opening fire on two men as they left a South Boston restaurant. Bulger skipped town in 1994 after being tipped off — by a retired FBI agent, John Connolly, it turned out — that he was about to be indicted. He spent 16 years on the run and was on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list before he was finally captured in 2011 in Santa Monica, Calif., where he had been living in a rent-controlled apartment near the beach with his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig. She was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping Bulger. His disappearance proved a major embarrassment to the FBI when it came out at court hearings and trials that Bulger had been an informant from 1975 to 1990, feeding the bureau information on the rival New England Mafia and members of his own gang while he continued to kill and intimidate. Those proceedings also revealed that Bulger and his gang paid off several FBI agents and state and Boston police officers, dispensing Christmas envelopes of cash and cases of fine wine to get information on search warrants, wiretaps and investigations and stay one step ahead of the law. At his trial, Bulger's lawyers tried to turn the tables on the government, detailing the corruption and accusing prosecutors of offering unconscionably generous deals to three former Bulger loyalists to testify against him. The defense portrayed the three key witnesses — gangster Stephen The Rifleman'' Flemmi, hit man John Martorano and Bulger protege Kevin Weeks — as pathological liars who pinned their own crimes on Bulger so they could get reduced sentences. But overall, the defense barely contested many of the charges against Bulger. In fact, his lawyers conceded he ran a criminal enterprise that took in millions through drugs, gambling and loansharking. His lawyers did strongly deny he killed women, something Bulger evidently regarded as a violation of his underworld code of honor. The jury ultimately found he had a role in the strangling of one woman — Flemmi's stepdaughter — but it could not reach a decision on the other woman, Flemmi's girlfriend. Prosecutors said the women were killed because they knew too much about the gang's business. Bulger's lawyers also spent a surprising amount of time disputing he was a ''rat'' — a label that seemed to set off the hotheaded Bulger more than anything else, causing him to erupt in obscenities in the courtroom. His attorneys argued that the now-imprisoned Connolly, Bulger's supposed handler inside the FBI, fabricated Bulger's thick informant file to cover up his corrupt relationship with the gangster and advance his own career. The prosecution's witnesses also included drug dealers, bookmakers and legitimate businessmen who described terrifying encounters with Bulger in which he ordered them to pay up or take a beating or worse. Real estate developer Richard Buccheri said Bulger threatened to kill him and his family if he did not pay $200,000. Buccheri related how Bulger slammed his hand on a table in anger. ''With that, he takes the shotgun that was on the table — he sticks it in my mouth,'' Buccheri said as spectators in the courtroom gasped. Before the trial, Bulger's lawyers said he would take the stand and detail wrongdoing inside the FBI. But after Judge Denise Casper disallowed his claim of immunity, Bulger did not testify. ''As far as I'm concerned, I didn't get a fair trial, and this is a sham, and do what youse want with me,'' he complained to the judge as the trial wound down. ''That's it. That's my final word.'' Bulger's life story fascinated Bostonians for decades. He grew up in a South Boston housing project and quickly became involved in crime, while his brother William rose to become one of the most powerful politicians in Massachusetts as state Senate president. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR UNMET TRANSIT NEEDS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Sunset Self Storage in accordance with California Storage Law Section 21700 thru 21716, hereby, give notice of sale. On Thursday, August 29th, 2013 at 11:00 am, Sunset Self Storage located at 17650 Auction Yard Road, Cottonwood, CA 96022 will conduct a public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, of household goods, business property and personal property contained in the following unit: Jennifer Orton Unit A-11 Owner reserves the right to bid and to refuse or reject any and all bids. The sale is being made to satify an owners lien. The Barbara O'Keeffe public is invited to attend. Deputy Director Transportation Dated this 9th day of August 2013. Publish: July 19, 2013, August 13 Publish: August 13 & 20, 2013 and 23, 2013 Notice is hereby given that a public hearing for Unmet Transit Needs will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 8:00 am, in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 727 Oak Street, Red Bluff, California. The Tehama County Transportation Commission is soliciting comments on the Unmet Transit Needs (a transportation need; that is currently not being met) that may exist within Tehama County. For a free ride to the public hearing call 3852877 or 385-BUSS by Friday, August 23, 2013. LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013000246 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kate Curran 530 824-3090, 24235 Moon Rd., Corning, CA 96021 Kathy Coatney 24235 Moon Rd. Corning, CA 96021 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Kathy Coatney Kathy Coatney, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/16/2013 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 23, 30, August 6 & 13, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013000241 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DARKSIDE 530 246-1773 840 Main St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 Bruce B. Bussard 2032 Pine St. Redding, CA 96001 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Bruce B. Bussard Bruce B. Bussard This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/11/2013 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 23, 30, August 6 & 13, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013000221 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Wee Bundle 530 347-2106, 18420 Benson Rd., Cottonwood, CA. 96022 Melisa Armstrong 18420 Benson Rd. Cottonwood, CA 96022 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A This business is conducted by: an individual S/By: Melisa Armstrong Melisa Armstrong This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 6/25/2013 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 30, August 6, 13 & August 20, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013000263 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Nash's Olive Oil E-Z Does It Farms LLC, Corning, CA 96021 Nash's Olive Oil E-Z Does It Farms LLC 1210 B Solano St. Corning, CA 96021 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/20/12 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company S/By: Nash D Weik Nash D Weik, Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/31/2013 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: August 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2013 LEGAL NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 2013000249 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Image Photographs 530 7278020, 19705 Deer Valley Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080 Eric Leslie 19705 Deer Valley Road Red Bluff, CA 96080 Crystal Leslie 19705 Deer Valley Road Red Bluff, CA 96080 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07-01-2013 This business is conducted by: Married Couple S/By: Eric Leslie Eric Leslie This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Tehama County on 7/18/2013 BEVERLY ROSS Tehama County Clerk & Recorder Publish: July 23, 30, August 6 & 13, 2013 Classified Ads Sell!! Call 527-2151 Website: redbluffdailynews.com E-Mail: advertise@redbluffdailynews.com LEGAL LINER TRUSTEE'S SALE APN# 101140221 Address 19621 FOREST GLEN PLACE COTTONWOOD, CA 96022 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee's Sale No. 05-PF-126008 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/10/2009. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 20, 2013, at 02:00 PM, AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 633 WASHINGTON STREET, in the City of RED BLUFF, County of TEHAMA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, REGIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, a California corporation, as duly appointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust executed by VIRGINIA JOHNSTON, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustors, recorded on 8/19/2009, as Instrument No. 2009010385, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of TEHAMA County, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of sale therein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier's check (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States) without warranty express or implied as to title, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it as such Trustee, in and to the following described property situated in the aforesaid County and State, towit: TAX PARCEL NO. 101140221 From information which the Trustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes no representation or warranty, the street address or other common designation of the above described property is purported to be 19621 FOREST GLEN PLACE , COTTONWOOD, CA 96022. Said property is being sold for the purpose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, including fees and expenses of sale. The total amount of the unpaid principal balance, interest thereon, together with reasonably estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is $114,250.33. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-542-2550 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site www.rtrustee.com. using the file number assigned to this case. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. In compliance with California Civil Code 2923.5(c), the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their financial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one or more of the following methods: by telephone, by United States mail; either 1st class or certified; by overnight delivery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting or the borrower has surrendered the property to the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, or authorized agent and that the compliance with Civil Code Section 2923.5 was made at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of this Notice of Sale. Dated: 7/23/2013 REGIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee By MELANIE BEAMAN, AUTHORIZED AGENT Agent for Trustee: PRIORITY POSTING & PUBLISHING 17501 IRVINE BLVD, SUITE #1 TUSTIN, CA 92780 Telephone Number: (800) 542-2550 Sale Information: (714) 573-1965 or http://www.rtrustee.com P1051780 Publish: 7/30, 8/6, 08/13/2013 LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. 13-23345 APN: 006-370421 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/7/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: LAURA L. SERRANO AND UBALDO SERRANO, WIFE AND HUSBAND Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust recorded 03/18/2003 as Instrument No. 004918 in book 2271, page 500 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, Date of Sale: 9/3/2013 at 2:00 PM Place of Sale: At the main entrance to the Tehama County Courthouse, 633 Washington St., Red Bluff, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $136,201.42 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 19115 FARQUHAR RD Cottonwood, CA 96022 Described as follows: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 006-370-421 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 573-1965 or or visit this Internet Web site www.pri orityposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 13-23345. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Dated: 8/6/2013 Law Offices of Les Zieve, as Trustee 18377 Beach Blvd., Suite 210 Huntington Beach, California 92648 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 573-1965 or w ww.priorityposting.com Christine O'Brien, Trustee Sale Officer THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE P1054004 Publish: 8/13, 8/20, 08/27/2013 DAILY NEWS RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U NTY S I N C E 1 8 8 5 To Subscribe Call Today! 527-2151 Web: www.redbluffdailynews.com E-Mail: adverise@redbluffdailynews.com