Former Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts Gets 2 Years for False Citizenship Claim and 4 Guns
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Former Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts Gets 2 Years for False Citizenship Claim and 4 Guns
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 1
Two years in prison was imposed on former Des Moines schools chief Ian Roberts after he pleaded guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on employment paperwork and illegally possessing firearms while unlawfully in the U.S.
Prosecutors said Roberts used a counterfeit Social Security card and falsely claimed citizenship in an Iowa licensing application, helping him obtain the administrator license required to lead the 30,000-student district.
Four guns were covered by the plea deal, including a loaded Glock found in his school-issued vehicle when ICE arrested him in September 2025; officers also found about $3,000 in cash, and Roberts is expected to be deported to Guyana after serving his sentence.
The sentence follows DHS findings that Roberts was not legally eligible to work in the U.S., the revocation of his license, and the school board's acceptance of his resignation after a 2025 detention that upended his education career.
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