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Man Admits Flashing Gang Signs In Santa Photo

POSTED: 3:47 pm PST January 2, 2009
UPDATED: 3:48 pm PST January 2, 2009

An Anaheim man is facing jail and deportation for flashing gang signs while posing with a mall Santa Claus.

The Orange County district attorney's office said 18-year-old Uriel Oliva pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of violating a gang injunction that barred him from flashing gang signs or associating with other gang members in public. A third count was dismissed.

Oliva got a 90-day jail sentence. In addition, he's believed to be a Mexican national and the DA's office said he will be deported.

Police said Oliva and several other members took the photo on Dec. 16 at a mall in Orange. A probation officer later spotted the photo on one member's keychain.
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