{"id":61092,"date":"2026-05-31T13:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=61092"},"modified":"2026-05-31T13:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:45:40","slug":"federal-agents-arrest-karen-bass-linked-peace-ambassador-convicted-murderer-and-active-18th-street-gang-member-was-being-paid-with-taxpayer-dollars-through-ngo-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=61092","title":{"rendered":"Federal Agents Arrest Karen Bass-Linked \u201cPeace Ambassador\u201d \u2014 Convicted Murderer and Active 18th Street Gang Member Was Being Paid with Taxpayer Dollars Through NGO Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/blurred-frame-2026-05-31t013748.460-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man sitting in a car, wearing glasses and a black shirt, looking directly at the camera in bright daylight.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1570850\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1570850\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/blurred-frame-2026-05-31t013748.460.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Man sitting in a car, wearing glasses and a black shirt, looking directly at the camera in bright daylight.\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Angel Alvarez (Credit: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Federal law enforcement just exposed another jaw-dropping failure of Los Angeles\u2019 radical \u201creimagine public safety\u201d experiment under Mayor Karen Bass.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Michael Angel Alvarez, 41, aka \u201cDiablo,\u201d a convicted first-degree murderer and alleged active 18th Street gang member, was arrested by federal agents after being paid over $58,000 last year by a city-contracted nonprofit to serve as a so-called \u201cPeace Ambassador.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The arrest went down on May 18 near MacArthur Park. LAPD officers responding to a stolen vehicle call detained Alvarez. He reportedly told them he worked for Mayor Karen Bass\u2019s Crisis Response Team (\u201cCRT\u201d).<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Take a look at the absolute insanity of this operation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/18th-street-gang-member-who-was-paid-peace-ambassador-city-arrested-illegally\">according to the DOJ:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"10\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-23\">The Suspect:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-23 citation-end-23\"> A hardened gangster convicted of first-degree murder in 2002.<\/span> He was sentenced to 50 years to life but was cut loose early by California\u2019s broken justice system. Federal authorities state he is <i data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"207\">still<\/i> an active 18th Street gang member who was recently caught on jailhouse phone calls plotting to assault people who broke gang rules.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Scam:<\/b> Alvarez didn\u2019t just sneak onto the payroll. <span class=\"citation-22\">He was funded through <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"76\"><span class=\"citation-22\">\u201cHealing Urban Barrios\u201d (HUB)<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\">, a Lincoln Heights-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that secured a lucrative contract with the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Taxpayer Cost:<\/b> Under the guise of a \u201cPeace Ambassador program\u201d\u2014which the city website laughably describes as an initiative to \u201cprevent violence before it starts\u201d\u2014the city of Los Angeles approved a staggering <b data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"212\">$450,000<\/b> from its general fund to flow into this NGO between 2024 and 2027.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Payout:<\/b> In 2025 alone, this taxpayer-funded NGO handed Alvarez <b data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"67\">$58,156<\/b> to patrol the streets as an unarmed \u201cpeacekeeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"citation-21 citation-end-21\">Federal authorities noted that during the search of \u201cDiablo\u2019s\u201d vehicle, they discovered top-tier, military-grade body armor plates in his trunk \u2014 marketed as the highest level of protection available on the civilian market.<\/span>\u00a0 Apparently, being a \u201cPeace Ambassador\u201d requires a lot of tactical gear when you are actively running with a cartel-linked street gang.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, Alvarez would face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> OMG. Federal law enforcement have arrested an LA Mayor Karen Bass \u201cPEACE AMBASSADOR\u201d who\u2019s also a convicted murderer and active 18th Street gang member \u2014 and the man did it via an NGO<\/p>\n<p>SPENCER PRATT: \u201cKaren Bass has turned LA City into a criminal cartel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DOJ says Michael\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/66Y6bmY25M\">pic.twitter.com\/66Y6bmY25M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2060887055161503858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli wrote on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeace Ambassadors are embedded in the communities they serve. Their presence strengthens safety networks and ensures families have someone to turn to outside of law enforcement when facing non-emergency conflict or community stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez is charged in a federal criminal complaint with possession of body armor by a violent felon, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.<\/p>\n<p>According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, Alvarez was paid more than $58,000 last year for his work for Healing Urban Barrios, an organization that contracted with the city for its Peace Ambassador program that is run in the city\u2019s Council District 1, which includes MacArthur Park.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarez was convicted in 2002 for first-degree murder for which he was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison, but was released by the State of California after serving just 24 years\u2019 imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>There is no indication Alvarez has ever stopped associating with the 18th Street gang. In fact, in jailhouse telephone call recordings of Alvarez since his release from state prison, he discussed assaulting individuals for breaking gang rules.<\/p>\n<p>@LAPDRampart<br \/>\nofficers who searched Alvarez\u2019s car near MacArthur Park on May 18 discovered two body armor plates in the trunk. The plates are from Las Vegas and are marketed as \u201cthe highest protection level available on the civilian market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hardworking tax payers of Los Angeles deserve better than to see their money shelled out to a convicted gang murderer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MacArthur Park Update<\/p>\n<p>This morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBILosAngeles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FBILosAngeles<\/a> arrested Michael Angel Alvarez, 41, a.k.a. \u201cDiablo,\u201d an active 18th Street gang member, convicted murderer, and Los Angeles \u201cPeace Ambassador\u201d who is being paid with L.A. city taxpayer dollars.<\/p>\n<p>According to Councilwoman\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zXMMoItNIq\">pic.twitter.com\/zXMMoItNIq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAttyEssayli\/status\/2060396080484012277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is how the modern Left operates. They defund the police, weaponize the justice system against everyday Americans, and then funnel millions of your hard-earned taxpayer dollars into sketchy NGOs that put active gang bangers and literal murderers on the public teat.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/05\/outrageous-federal-agents-arrest-karen-bass-linked-peace\/\">Federal Agents Arrest Karen Bass-Linked \u201cPeace Ambassador\u201d \u2014 Convicted Murderer and Active 18th Street Gang Member Was Being Paid with Taxpayer Dollars Through NGO Program<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Angel Alvarez (Credit: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli) Federal law enforcement just exposed another jaw-dropping failure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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