Event Brief
Ex-Des Moines superintendent sentenced for firearms, fraud
Filed: Jun 01, 2026 at 4:02 AM ET
Summary: Ian Roberts was sentenced to two years in prison for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally possessing firearms.
WHO: Ian Andre Roberts; DHS; prosecutors
WHAT: Sentenced to two years in prison for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship and illegally possessing firearms while unlawfully in the U.S.
WHEN: Jun 01, 2026 at 2:53 AM ET
WHERE: Des Moines, Iowa
WHY: He knowingly misrepresented his citizenship status on employment paperwork and illegally possessed firearms while unlawfully in the U.S.
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