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Former Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is set for trial Dec. 1 for illegal gun possession and lying on employment forms.

Roberts, a Guyanese native, allegedly lacked legal authorization to work in the U.S. and faces a pending deportation order.

He has pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing four firearms as an illegal alien and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on an I-9 form.

Former Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is set to go to trial Dec. 1 on charges of illegally owning a gun and lying on employment forms.

Magistrate Judge William Kelly set the trial date in a Wednesday, Oct. 22, hearing in U.S. District Court that Roberts waived his right to attend.

Roberts, who was hired by the Des Moines school district in 2023, submitted h

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