Similar cases

Similar cases

Here are some other recent cases of anti-gang workers accused of misdeeds:

MARIO CORONA

A year ago, Corona, once a top official with the Communities in Schools group, which helped former gang members secure jobs, was sentenced to 32 months in prison for drug violations after his arrest by Los Angeles police for possession of a pound of methamphetamine.

HECTOR 'BIG WEASEL' MARROQUIN

Marroquin, the director of the anti-gang organization No Guns, pleaded guilty last year to illegally selling assault weapons to federal undercover officers and was sentenced to eight years in state prison.

MARLO 'BOW WOW' JONES

In January, Jones, a well-known gang intervention worker in South Los Angeles, was arrested on charges of robbing and beating a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the Universal City Hilton hotel. Jones, a former member of the Grape Street Crips, helped prevent retaliatory shootings and had worked on a gang reduction effort with USC football Coach Pete Carroll.

-- Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times