Antonio Rivera

Antonio Rivera is a Mexican-American security guard. He was born in Los Angeles, CA to Juan Rivera and Maria Valdez-Rivera. Juan was in the country illegally and repatriated to Mexico before Antonio was born. His mother Maria was in the country on a student visa to USC. Antonio's mother died of complications from a previously undiscovered bleeding disorder during childbirth. Antonio was raised by a cousin of his father's in San Francisco. Antonio spent most of his early childhood bouncing between family members who had limited resources. He was eventually turned over to CPS and placed with a foster family-the Sandersons. Eventually he was adopted by the Sandersons. His adoptive father was a police officer and his mother was a legal advisor for a Fortune 500 company. Antonio graduated high school and was accepted into USC for it's criminal justice program. Antonio graduated and applied to become a police officer. He graduated officer training and was a beat officer. Following up on a tip he broke up a drug deal in process and arrested 3 of the people there. One of those arrested was his father, who accused him of assault. During the ensuing investigation it came to light, that this was his father, which Antonio and Juan were unaware of. However, Juan used this information as evidence that Antonio was being improper. Juan received high profile assistance and was able to hire a team of high powered lawyers. Antonio was dismissed as an officer as part of a plea bargain, but not prosecuted...Juan's drug charges were dismissed in a deal to drop the lawsuit. Antonio eventually became a security guard. Paul Rogers recruited Antonio from a mall in Los Angeles.