Des Moines Superintendent Gets Two

Former Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to false U.S. citizenship and firearms charges.

1. Frame 1A federal judge puts former Des Moines schools chief Ian Roberts under two years after he admitted a false U.S. citizen claim.
2. Frame 2He had led Iowa’s largest school district, serving about 30,000 students, before the case closed the school year in court.
3. Frame 3In January, he pleaded guilty to the citizen claim and firearms counts, with a possible 20-year maximum.
4. Frame 4Prosecutors alleged nearly two decades without work authorization and a counterfeit Social Security card.
5. Frame 5Defense sought probation for removal from the United States; prosecutors asked for 37 months.
6. Frame 6Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger chose 24 months: prison first, likely deportation next.