A former military police officer convicted in Brazil of multiple murders for his part in a 2015 massacre was indicted in Boston Wednesday for allegedly using a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the U.S. and then lying on his asylum application, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts announced.

Antonio Jose De Abreu Vidal Filho, 30, never disclosed to immigration authorities his involvement in the murders of 11 people, mostly teenagers, in Brazil in an incident known as “The Slaughter of Curió or the “Curio Massacre.” The incident was named after the neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza where they occurred.

According to prosecutors, De Abreu was convicted in 2023 by a criminal court in Brazil, along with three other military police officers, of 11 murder charges, charges of attempted murder and physical and mental torture. 

Many others were seriously injured and tortured, and De Abreu was sentenced to nearly 276 years in prison for the crimes. The massacre took place in retaliation for the death of a police officer shot and killed attempting to defend his wife, who was being assaulted.

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De Abreu was arrested and detained by Brazilian police in 2016 but was subsequently released pending trial in 2017.

He then fled Brazil for Miami after applying for and securing a B2 visa. Prosecutors say De Abreu wrote “no” on his visa application when asked if he had ever been arrested or convicted of a crime. 

In the years that followed, De Abreu obtained various state driver’s licenses, a Social Security card, travel documents and authorizations for employment. 

In January 2020, De Abreu applied for asylum and denied ever being arrested in any country other than the U.S. He also never disclosed the crimes when applying for lawful permanent resident status. 

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De Abreu was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Rye, N.H., last year.  (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

De Abreu was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Rye, New Hampshire, a small coastal town, in August after he became the subject of an active Interpol Red Notice issued by the international criminal police organization following his conviction in Brazil. An Interpol Red Notice serves as an international wanted notice and provides information on the identification of fugitives charged with or convicted of serious crimes who have fled prosecution or the serving of their sentence. 

The Boston Herald reports that De Abreu was living in the U.S. with his family when he was busted.

Then, at an immigration hearing in February, De Abreu allegedly denied he had ever lied to immigration officials and said that the only reason he had left off important information on immigration documents was because he had not yet been arrested.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts indicted De Abreu on two counts of visa fraud, two counts of perjury and one count of falsifying, concealing and covering up a material fact. 

De Abreu initially fled Brazil to Miami before being arrested in New Hampshire. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)

He faces up to 20 years in prison, up to 11 years supervised release and up to $750,000 in fines. 

He was ordered detained pending a hearing June 5.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs turned himself in Thursday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to face animal cruelty charges.

Buggs faces two charges of animal cruelty to dogs or cats after two dogs allegedly were found “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected” on the back porch of a rental home he was staying at earlier this year. 

WBRC FOX6 reporter Bryan Henry attempted to ask Buggs for a comment after posting bond shortly after turning himself in, but he put his hand on Henry’s camera and said, “Don’t walk up in front of me.” Buggs, then, got into the truck of his bail bondsman. 

Neither the Chiefs nor Buggs’ representatives immediately responded to Fox News Digital for a request for comment.

Buggs, who joined the Chiefs on their practice squad just before their Super Bowl run earlier this year, is being accused of leaving a gray and white pit bull and black rottweiler on the back porch of a home in Tuscaloosa without food or water. The pit bull was allegedly free to back in the screened-in porch, but the rottweiler was in a metal cage in direct sunlight. 

According to civil documents obtained by the Tuscaloosa Patch, police received information on March 28 that dogs were left on the porch. Witnesses claim Buggs moved out of the home on March 19 due to owing over $3,100 in back rent. 

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The pit bull was euthanized in April, while the rottweiler is in the Tuscaloosa County Metro Animal Shelter. 

Isaiah Buggs of the Lions after running back a fumble recovery against the Denver Broncos at Ford Field on Dec. 16, 2023, in Detroit. (Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

The Chiefs have had an eventful offseason, and run-ins with the law have made headlines, especially in the case of second-year receiver Rashee Rice’s car crash in Dallas. Rice was also accused of striking a photographer at a Dallas nightclub, but no charges were filed. 

Buggs joined the Chiefs Jan. 4 after playing 10 games with the Detroit Lions, where he totaled 12 tackles and one sack. 

Buggs never saw time for the Chiefs as a member of their practice squad. However, he does get a Super Bowl ring for being a part of the squad that went back-to-back in the big game. 

Lions defensive end Isaiah Buggs walks off the field after the Carolina Panthers game in Detroit on Oct. 8, 2023. (Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on Feb. 14 after their Super Bowl victory to remain with the team heading into 2024. 

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Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee vows to vet future GOP primary candidates on whether they support school choice support in the next election cycle.

“I’ve said a lot of times I get engaged in elections, and I get engaged in candidates, and I’ve met with several candidates, some who are in open seats; some who are incumbents,” Lee said, according to WKRN News 2. “This year what I’m talking to candidates about is education freedom and choice for parents. I want to know where new candidates stand on that issue because it’s so important to me, so you’ll see me talking to candidates.”

Tennessee Republicans have been divided over the issue, especially lawmakers who represent rural school districts.

According to WKRN News 2, Lee was asked whether he would reject anti-school choice Republicans during the primary election. 

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“I will find out everything about all the candidates in a particular district to understand who I can be most supportive and most helpful to,” Lee said.

However, the local news reported that the governor didn’t “explicitly say yes or no.”

After Lee expected a school choice “revolution” to unfold in the Volunteer State, his hopes were struck down back in March when a school choice bill died in the state legislature. Lee’s school choice bill was struck down last legislative session, which delayed any possible statewide school voucher program until at least next year.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Lee touted a “revolution in America right now around school choice.” Lee called for a $400 million bill to overhaul public school achievement testing and implement universal school choice advances in the state legislature. 

However, Lee’s hopes could become a reality, according to American Federation For Children senior fellow Corey DeAngelis.

DeAngelis told Fox News Digital that the “so-called” Republicans should have learned a lesson from recent state GOP primary elections, which saw some incumbents lose over this issue. He added that Tennessee should have no problem passing the Republican Party platform issue of school choice as Republicans control both chambers.

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“Governor Bill Lee should help parents hold these fake Republicans accountable as we witnessed with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the March primaries. In fact, good news is that Gov. Lee just told local reporters he will ‘certainly be talking to primary candidates about how they feel about school choice.’”

DeAngelis referred to comments Lee made that were covered by ABC News in April.

“I’ve always been engaged in primaries in the state whenever there’s an election,” Lee told local reporters, per ABC News in April. “But I’ll certainly be talking to primary candidates about how they feel about school choice.”

Lee’s comments echo two other GOP governors, who are using the issue of school choice as a litmus test for their support. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced they would get involved in their party’s primaries to help give the boot to any candidates opposing school choice. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looks on during a news conference on March 15, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Abbott has butted heads with big-city mayors over the migrant crisis at the southern border. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Abbott, who recently promised school vouchers to be available soon, deliberately sought to remove anti-school choice Republicans during this year’s state primary elections. 

Several rural Republicans in Texas lost their primary, including staunch anti-school choice critic Rep. Travis Clardy. The 12-year incumbent was defeated in the primary by Joanne Shofner in House District 12 on March 5. 

In the Midwest, Reynolds endorsed nine candidates with a pro-parent platform in primary elections, ousting the incumbent GOP candidates who did not support that platform. She was able to pass universal school choice legislation.

The Hawkeye State joined a wave of red states passing universal school choice legislation when Reynolds signed an unprecedented school choice bill called the Students First Act. It allows any Iowa student to use public money to pay for private school tuition or other expenses.

Lee’s office did not immediately respond for comment.

 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds speaks at the Family Leadership Summit on July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.