I spot a very tall man with broad shoulders. He’s sporting a sharp pinstriped suit, sunglasses and Bluetooth piece on his ear. He’s standing on the sidewalk, staring straight ahead, like a security guard. We are outside a job fair, and I assume he works there.

Tony Scarbough, 45 and from Los Angeles, turns out to be an ex-offender.

He’s at the job fair because he has spent the past ten years trying to get a job with the city or state, but without success.

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