DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCCI ) - Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts has pleaded not guilty to federal immigration charges, KCCI reports.

Court documents show Roberts was charged with making a false statement for employment and illegal immigrant in possession of a firearm.

A grand jury says Roberts lied on his I-9 submitted as part of his hiring process for Des Moines Public Schools in 2023.

The jury says Roberts said he was a U.S. citizen “knowing he was not in fact a United States citizen.”

Federal authorities moved Roberts from the Woodbury County Jail to a federal facility in Council Bluffs.

If found guilty, Roberts could be fined, imprisoned for up to 15 years, or both.

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