Man sentenced for writing false school shooting letter

BOSTON (AP):

A Brazilian man who sent a letter to immigration authorities warning of an attack on a Massachusetts school in an attempt to frame is ex-wife’s boyfriend has been sentenced and will be deported.

Clebio De Lima, who lived in Quincy, was sentenced this week to time served of 23 weeks for making false statements to federal authorities. He pleaded guilty in June.

Officials say the 43-year-old De Lima sent an unsigned, handwritten letter in Portuguese to US Citizenship and Immigration Services in February 2018, warning that a man named Mario planned to attack a Boston school. It was determined that the attack warning was false.

De Lima’s attorney says his client let his emotions get the better of him.

Authorities say that De Lima has been living in the US illegally for 12 years.