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June 25, 2009

Anti-Violence Activist, Ex-Gang Member Arrested in Federal Sweep
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In Los Angeles, a former gang member who’s become a leading
anti-violence activist has been arrested in a federal sweep. Alex
Sanchez used to belong to the LA gang MS-13. He later renounced gang
life and became executive director and founding member of Homies Unidos,
a gang violence prevention and intervention program with offices in Los
Angeles and El Salvador. On Wednesday, Sanchez was arrested along with
several others with ties to MS-13.



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