Immigrant who pleaded guilty to lying about citizenship still on Maryland voter rolls: report

A Guyanese man who pleaded guilty to lying about his citizenship on a school superintendent job application in Des Moines, Iowa, remains on Maryland's voter rolls. 

Ian Andre Roberts' sentencing is set for May 29. He's charged with lying on an employment form and illegal possession of a firearm. The prosecutor is recommending three years in prison. 

Roberts was hired for a number of administrative positions at school districts across the country, according to the Washington Times. Besides the superintendent job in Iowa, he was also a principal in Maryland, a district administrator in St. Louis, and a superintendent in Pennsylvania. 

He lacked legal work status for any of those jobs, according to federal prosecutors. In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tried to arrest Roberts in Des Moines, but he fled. In his school-issued vehicle, officers found a loaded Glock 19 pistol, ammunition, his Guyanese passport, a fake social security card, a copy of a deportation order, and $3,000 in cash. More weapons were found at his home, government lawyers said in a court filing last week. 

Roberts first registered to vote in 2017, and again in 2022. On both of the Maryland registration forms, he stated he is a U.S. citizen, according to records obtained by the Public Interest Legal Foundation.