Ex-Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts Gets 2-Year Prison Term
Roberts admitted lying about his citizenship for 15 years and illegally possessing firearms, while prosecutors had sought a sentence of more than three years.
- Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced to 24 months in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms charges.
- Prosecutors highlighted Roberts' extensive employment fraud over 15 years, noting he lied about citizenship to secure superintendent roles in Millcreek and Des Moines before federal immigration officers detained him last September.
- District Judge Rebecca Ebinger reduced the sentence below prosecutors' recommendation of more than three years, citing public support and Roberts' educational work, while authorities discovered he illegally possessed four firearms.
- Upon release, Roberts will face deportation to Guyana, pay a $200 fee to the Crime Victims' Fund Assessment, and serve three years of supervised release.
- Des Moines Public Schools is revising its conflict-of-interest policy following audits of Roberts' tenure, while protestors gathered at the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center during his detention to denounce proceedings.
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Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines schools superintendent who was once an educational rising star, will serve two years in prison for his conviction on immigration and gun charges.
Ex-Iowa school superintendent sentenced to prison as an illegal alien found with firearms – Democratic Accent
The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty in January to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on employment paperwork and illegally possessing firearms while unlawfully in the United States Ian Andre Roberts, who served as the top leader of Des Moines Public Schools, is expected to be deported to his native Guyana in South America after completing his sentence, accor…
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