By Joe Johnson
The brother of the accused killer of nursing student Laken Riley has pleaded guilty to federal immigration charges.
Diego Ibarra, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a fraudulent document during an appearance Monday before Judge Tilman E. Self in U.S. District Court in Macon.
He is the brother of another Jose Ibarra, who is charged with the Feb. 22 murder of Riley during a sexual assault on a University of Georgia running trail.
The brothers are Venezuelan nationals who were in this country illegally.
When questioned as part of the murder investigation Diego was in possession of a counterfeit U.S. permanent resident card.
At the time, he lived with Jose and another brother, Argenis, at Argo Apartments on South Milledge Avenue in Athens.
Argenis Ibarra has also pleaded guilty to having a fake green card.
Diego faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in prison without parole when sentenced on Oct. 7.
And THIS Mayor Girtz and Commissioners is what you get when you have sanctuary city-like policies and when you “welcome any and all people regardless of immigration status”. What part of “illegal” do you not understand about illegal aliens. Sheriff, there is a new state law that you must hold illegal aliens under arrest and contact ICE. Before the July 1 law took affect you refused to do this. Now you must.