DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Saydel Schools employee has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after admitting to hacking into their systems.
In October 2025, 34-year-old Ezekiel Dean Potter was charged with Computer Fraud by a federal grand jury.
Court filings state that Potter worked for the Saydel Community School District as an IT Support Specialist from May 2022 until he was terminated in April 2023.
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Records state that after his employment was terminated and up until January 2025, Potter, without authorization, accessed Saydel’s computer systems and reset usernames and passwords, deleted employee accounts, revoked access to accounts, along with other disruptive behavior…