I asked someone who is actually a gang member and he thinks this guy is fake. Wonder what his affiliation was.

Problem is these days you could go to up to anyone and say you're from a gang too and now you're an entrepreneur. Everyone would be like "oh my god, you're amazing" because they know no better. Makes a great story, gets published. But then no one would know how or care enough to track down whether or not you were lying or not.

Point is, someone should check on his story and actually verify it.