Former Des Moines superintendent sentenced to two years in prison Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of possessing a firearm as an illegal immigrant and making a false statement for employment. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger handed down the sentence, considering Roberts’s background but ultimately deeming prison time necessary. Roberts, a native of Guyana, is expected to be deported after serving his sentence.

• Ian Roberts, former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was sentenced to two years in federal prison.
• He pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as an illegal immigrant and making a false employment statement.
• Roberts falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to get his job in June 2023.
• He is expected to be deported after serving his sentence, as an immigration judge had previously ordered him to leave the country.
• Roberts attempted to flee ICE officers during his arrest.