Posted on 01/18/2008 2:24:18 AM PST by tiger-one
LOS ANGELES — A former gang member who founded an anti-violence group called No Guns has pleaded no contest to federal weapons charges. Hector "Big Weasel" Marroquin, 51, and co-defendant Sylvia Arrellano, 25, entered pleas Thursday for three counts of manufacture, distribution and transport for sale of an unlawful assault weapon. Arrellano also pleaded no contest to machine gun conversion and possessing a silencer and acknowledged that the crime was committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang. She was given until Tuesday to surrender for sentencing and would likely be sentenced to four years in prison, prosecutors said. Marroquin attorney Patrick Smith did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment Thursday. No phone listing was available for Arrellano. Marroquin was arrested in June at his Downey home following a nine-month investigation into weapons sales by the 18th Street gang, to which he once belonged. Arrellano was arrested at a Cudahy home as a result of the same investigation Marroquin founded No Guns in 1996, ostensibly to reduce gang and gun violence. The group received $1.5 million from the city as a subcontractor on anti-gang efforts but its contract was canceled last year after authorities learned that Marroquin had hired relatives, including his son, Hector "Little Weasel" Marroquin. The son is an acknowledged 18th Street gang member who pleaded no contest in June 2007 to home-invasion robbery and was sentenced to nine years in state prison.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
“Oh, the guns? Oops! Sorry!”
Scam city!
I wish, sometimes, that I had no qualms about taking other peoples money on a scam like this.
Most of the time I beleive people have a right to their own money (taxes) and should keep it. Darn it!
Libs will still give him money. No doubt. Guilt is not a problem for them.
1.5 million from the city. That can buy a load of dope. And why would they want to get guns off the street. Oh, that is right: destroy evidence from crime scene of the past; facilitate a market for B&E artist who steal guns; oh, and keep people from interferring with their crimesby protecting their life.
Big Weasel indeed.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.