{"id":2452947,"date":"2025-06-27T13:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-grand-jury-delivers-major-blow-to-adult-illegal-alien-who-pretended-to-be-a-minor-and-attended-high-school\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:54:50","slug":"federal-grand-jury-delivers-major-blow-to-adult-illegal-alien-who-pretended-to-be-a-minor-and-attended-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-grand-jury-delivers-major-blow-to-adult-illegal-alien-who-pretended-to-be-a-minor-and-attended-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Grand Jury Delivers Major Blow to Adult Illegal Alien Who Pretended to Be a Minor and Attended High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-grand-jury-delivers-major-blow-to-adult-illegal-alien-who-pretended-to-be-a-minor-and-attended-high-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2452947&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, a 24-year-old Venezuelan man residing illegally in the U.S., has been indicted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal grand jury<\/a> on multiple charges, including firearm possession by an illegal alien and falsifying identity documents. He allegedly posed as a 16-year-old high school student in Perrysburg,Ohio,and enrolled in school using false documents. Authorities arrested him in May after a woman connected too him revealed his true identity. Labrador-Sierra is accused of submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-alleges-facebook-has-become-a-marketplace-for-predators-in-search-of-children-in-new-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Attorney General claims Facebook is a hub for child predators in new lawsuit\">false birth date<\/a> to obtain Temporary Protective Status and had acquired a 9mm pistol through deceitful means. If convicted, he may face up to 15 years in prison. The incident has raised concerns regarding vulnerabilities in federal immigration and identification systems.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An illegal immigrant, who authorities said tried to pass himself off as a high school student in Ohio, has been indicted on four charges by a federal grand jury.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, 24 &mdash; who has been living in Perrysburg, Ohio, and first entered the country in September 2019 &mdash; faces charges of possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States, making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm, and making or using false writings or documents, according to a Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndoh\/pr\/venezuelan-national-residing-unlawfully-us-indicted-federal-charges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Labrador-Sierra had been claiming he was a 16-year-old unaccompanied minor when he first showed up in Perrysburg. He was later arrested in May on a forgery charge, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland19.com\/2025\/06\/25\/venezuelan-man-accused-posing-teen-perrysburg-indicted-federal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTVG<\/a> in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>The news release said, Labrador-Sierra is accused of submitting a false birth date to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on federal applications for Temporary Protective Status and Employment Authorization documents.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A federal grand jury indicted Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-highlight-key-reason-why-cohen-payments-were-labeled-legal-expenses\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s lawyers emphasize why Cohen payments were categorized as &#039;legal expenses\">allegedly falsifying records<\/a> about his identity and illegally buying a gun. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIEudrPqET\">https:\/\/t.co\/eIEudrPqET<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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10 years in prison for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm; and up to five years in prison for making or using false writings or documents.<\/p>\n<p>Labrador-Sierra was placed into the custody of the Wood County court system and enrolled in school in 2024; he even played sports at the school he attended, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/venezuelan-man-posing-ohio-high-school-student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In May, his host family, which had assumed guardianship over him, was told he was actually a 24-year-old and father of the woman&rsquo;s child, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/21\/us\/anthony-sierra-venezuelan-ohio-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The woman sent them multiple photos and other pieces of information confirming that Labrador-Sierra was not who they believed he was.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">24-Year-Old Venezuelan Busted for Pretending to Be 16 at School<\/p>\n<p>A 24-year-old Venezuelan man, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador Sierra, was arrested in Perrysburg, Ohio, for posing as a 16-year-old high school student. He enrolled at Perrysburg High School using a fake Venezuelan birth&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pVCi6MbPyO\">pic.twitter.com\/pVCi6MbPyO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Police Incidents (@PoliceIncident) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliceIncident\/status\/1925129316607905977?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perrysburg Township Police later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/four-illegal-immigrants-charged-targeting-nfl-superstar-gang-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrested<\/a> Labrador-Sirra and charged him with forgery.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmayf5na800113b6mubws6vx0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">At the time, a police report said he was riding in a vehicle with the woman who revealed his identity to the family that had taken him into their home.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Republican state Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiohouse.gov\/members\/haraz-n-ghanbari\/news\/statement-on-developments-of-anthony-emmanuel-labrador-sierra-ohio-bmv-validated-provided-documents-with-federal-databases-133045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement<\/a> that the facts of the incident &ldquo;raise deeply concerning questions about systemic vulnerabilities within federal immigration and identification systems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is becoming increasingly clear that this incident reflects a catastrophic breakdown at the federal level &mdash; one stemming from the previous administration&rsquo;s lackadaisical and negligent approach to immigration enforcement and border security,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The safety and security of our communities depend on the integrity of our systems. 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