Brazilian man convicted of murders arrested in New Hampshire now charged with visa fraud

Lina PortmanJune 1, 2024

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YOUR FORECAST. FUTURE. THANKS MATT, A BRAZILIAN MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED WHILE WORKING IN RYE LAST YEAR, HAS NOW BEEN KNOWN TO USE AND POSSESS A FRAUDULENT VISA TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES AND THEN LIE ON HIS ASYLUM APPLICATION, ALTON ANTONIO VIDAL WAS CAUGHT IN FEDERAL COURT IN BOSTON AFTER HIS ARREST. NEWS 9 INVESTIGATIONS FOUND THAT VIDAL WAS CONVICTED OF 11 MURDERS IN BRAZIL. THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS VIDAL WAS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER WHEN HE TOOK PART IN A REVENGE KILLING THAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE CURIO MASSAGE. IN 2015, HE THEN RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES, WHERE HE LIVED IN MERRIMACK WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. VIDAL'S ATTORNEY MADE A STATEMENT AFTER THE CHARGE, STATING IN PART THAT THERE WAS NO FINAL CONVICTION UNDER BRAZILIAN LAW. IN OTHER SAY, HE IS CONSIDERED INNOCENT IN THE EYES OF THE LAW UNTIL ALL CALLS ARRIVE

Brazilian convicted of murders arrested in New Hampshire and now charged with visa fraud

A Brazilian man arrested last year while working in New Hampshire has been charged with visa fraud in federal court. Antonio Vidal was indicted for using and possessing a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the United States and for lying on his asylum application. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire —

A Brazilian man arrested last year while working in New Hampshire has been charged with visa fraud in federal court.

Antonio Vidal was indicted for using and possessing a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the United States and for lying on his asylum application.

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After his arrest in Rye in 2023, News 9 Investigates discovered that Vidal was convicted of 11 murders in Brazil. The Brazilian government said Vidal was a military police officer when he participated in a revenge killing known as the Curio massacre in 2015.

He then came to the United States where he lived in Merrimack with his wife and daughter.

Vidal's lawyer, Felipe Cruz, sent a statement to News 9, saying in part: “…there is no final conviction under Brazilian law. In other words, he is considered innocent in the eyes of the law until all appeals are exhausted…we consider any imprisonment to be unjust.”

A court hearing is scheduled for next week.

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