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Posted By richards on October 16, 2014

A former Latin Kings gang member who converted to become a Hasidic Jew allegedly used a fake badge to pose as a law-enforcement officer, a source said.

Roberto Eddy Santos spent years in prison for violent robberies in the 90s but changed his name to Avorham Gross after being released. He then claimed to be part of the non-existent child abuse prevention task force, according to law-enforcement sources.

Gross even tricked police into collaring a woman he thought broke into a car, investigators said.

He also used lights and sirens in his own car when he got mad at a NJ Transit bus driver who cut him off so as to pull the bus over, prosecutors said.

Gross wore a fake uniform and a realistic-looking badge for the non-existent police unit, according to court documents.

He is facing charges for conspiracy and possession of a forged instrument, and will appear in court on Wednesday.

Authorities are investigating whether Gross conversion was in fact genuine or whether his religious experience was just part of his scheme to defraud, the sources said.

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Ex-gang member Hasidic convert was a fake cop: police

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