A 23-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in Pennsylvania, where police say he was posing as a high school student.
Artur Samarin used a fake identity after his US visa expired and pretended to be Harrisburg High School student Asher Potts, authorities said.
He enrolled in the school in 2012, was active in student programmes, and even earned a spot in the National Honor Society through his classroom performance.
Samarin posed for a photo with state Representative Patty Kim when he was honoured for his coursework achievements in 2014.
The picture, posted on Ms Kim's Twitter feed at the time, showed him wearing a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) uniform.
Gene Veno, a former Chief Recovery Officer for the school district, described the student as "focused and driven" and "always a gentleman".
He told PennLive.com: "I marvelled at his maturity".
A spokesperson for the district said school officials are cooperating with police.
"We are treating this as a serious matter," Kirsten Key said in a news release.
Police said Samarin had a Pennsylvania driver's licence in Potts' name when he was arrested on Tuesday.
He faces charges of identity theft and tampering with public records.
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