Convicted Killer Working as L.A. ‘Peace Ambassador’ Arrested by Feds
Federal prosecutors say Michael Angel Alvarez, a convicted murderer, had two military-grade body armor plates in his car and remained tied to the 18th Street gang.
- On Friday, federal authorities arrested Michael Angel Alvarez, a city-funded Peace Ambassador, for possessing illegal body armor plates near MacArthur Park, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
- Spearheaded by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, the Peace Ambassador program employs individuals with lived experience to prevent violence; the city paid Alvarez $58,000 last year.
- Charging documents identify Alvarez, nicknamed 'Diablo,' as a convicted murderer who served 24 years in prison and allegedly remains an active member of the 18th Street gang.
- Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli touted the arrest, stating, 'There is no indication Alvarez has ever stopped associating with the 18th Street gang,' while criticizing city spending on convicted felons.
- Following the arrest, Councilmember Hernandez removed Alvarez from the program earlier this month, stating the allegations should not discredit an entire field of intervention workers.
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Worker with L.A. anti-violence group was active member of 18th Street gang, feds claim
Federal authorities in Los Angeles said a gang interventionist in MacArthur Park had been arrested for illegal possession of body armor by a convicted felon and alleged he was still an active member of his old crew.
Convicted killer working as L.A. ‘Peace Ambassador’ arrested by feds
A convicted murderer who federal authorities say was working as a taxpayer-funded “Peace Ambassador” for the City of Los Angeles was arrested Friday for allegedly illegally possessing body armor ne…
Taxpayer-Funded Gang Murderer Hired as ‘Peace Ambassador’ in DSA-Run MacArthur Park
Los Angeles taxpayers are once again footing the bill for a convicted gang murderer’s lifestyle, this time as a city-hired “Peace Ambassador” embedded in the very neighborhood his gang has turned into an open-air drug market. This morning, FBI agents arrested Michael Angel Alvarez, 41, a.k.a. “Diablo,” an active member of the violent 18th Street gang and a first-degree murderer who was released early from a 50-years-to-life sentence. Under Gover…
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