Comments on: The Arrest of Alex Sanchez – Part 5: A Game Changer?- UPDATED

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[...] WitnessLA.com » Blog Archive » The Arrest of Alex Sanchez – Part 5: A Game Changer?- UPDATED – “FIRST LET’S RECAP THE BACK STORY: Alex Sanchez is the El Salvadoran-born, former MS-13 gang member who transformed his life to become a nationally respected gang intervention leader. Sanchez founded and is the executive director of Homies Unidos, and has been praised in cities across the country as someone who has helped turn around the lives of many, many young men and women. Then this past June, Alex was arrested by the FBI as part of a federal racketeering indictment and accused of plotting the murder of another gang member among other charges. It was not that the Feds accused Sanchez of shooting anyone himself, or personally dealing in drugs and guns. Worse, the indictment maintained that Sanchez is a shot caller—AKA a leader—of a particular clique of MS-13 who ordered such things done. He was, said the Feds, leading a double life and had successfully pulled the moral and psychological wool over the eyes of his myriad friends, admirers and supporters…” [...]

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:50:56 +0000

The fact that there was no bail was updated above yesterday afternoon, guys. Full story tomorrow morning.

I’m bogged down with teaching and other matters right this minute.

By: poplockerone

poplockerone — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:22:51 +0000

“â€¢ Judge Real denied Father Gregory Boyle, one of the leading gang experts in the country and the Executive Director of the largest gang intervention agency in the country, the opportunity to speak to the contents of the government’s wiretaps and the explanation of Alex’s role as a peacemaker within these conversations. Judge Real deemed his analysis as “irrelevant” and did not allow him to even speak.”

***Excellent Ruling*****

By: poplockerone

poplockerone — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:20:45 +0000

“â€¢that Sanchez appeared in a 2000 photo taken at a gang peace conference in San Francisco, smiling with an associate and posing with gang signs. Attorney Bensinger noted that millions of young people, including his own kids, sometimes throw gang signs without such behavior being criminal.”

****this is such bullshit of a defense on part of Sanchez’s Lawyer.***

By: Sure Fire

Sure Fire — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:23:07 +0000

He was detained. Don’t know the whole story but talked to a fed friend who told me that much.

By: RobThomas

RobThomas — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:19:54 +0000

Valdemar seems to be an expert on all things if one reads his bio on the Internet

LOL, that’s funny comming from Don Q. You should read some of Don Q’s internet stories.

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:17:30 +0000

P. Didn’t see you posted again before mine.

All that about the different programs requires a much longer discussion.

There are a number of people about whom we likely would not agree. But we certainly agree on the matter that there are quite a few gang programs in this city whose founder/directors have managed to curry favor with the right people, but who do….very, very little with the money they are given.

By: poplockerone

poplockerone — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:09:30 +0000

Find out which LAPD officer that was…probably a media spokesperson

By: poplockerone

poplockerone — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:08:18 +0000

Thank God……I’ll make some phone calls and find out by tomorrow.
What was the dispo on the federal court’s bail proceedings?

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:51:47 +0000

Just to complete this: I looked at the original and didn’t see Paysinger. (The guy in the hat looks a little like him. But ain’t him.)