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Arizona man indicted in international adoption fraud scheme involving human smuggling, sale of kids.
Court documents say Paul Petersen arranged travel for pregnant women from the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Arizona to give up their children. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been indicted in an international adoption fraud scheme that involves human smuggling, sale of children and communications fraud, multiple state attorneys general confirmed Tuesday evening. The Arizona Attorney General’s office did not provide additional details but said it will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to talk about the charges the elected Maricopa County official faces in multiple states. A release from the Utah Attorney General's Office says Petersen was arrested in California Tuesday evening. The Utah Attorney General said it is charging Petersen with human smuggling, sale of a child and communications fraud.
According to Arizona court documents, Petersen—an adoption lawyer licensed in Utah and Arizona—and Lynwood Jennet helped pregnant women travel from the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean to Arizona to give up their children for adoption. The court documents say the women returned directly to the Marshall Islands in several instances. The Utah Attorney General's Office said Petersen also transported more than 40 pregnant Marshallese women into Utah over the last three years.
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/valley/maricopa-county-assessor-indicted-in-adoption-fraud-scheme/75-6a3c5218-2f95-4baa-a0ea-4b6039f033bb
Note: This is where it starts, but nowhere close to the whole story Huge implications here with many people and states it will take a few posts to put this all together, just for the state of Arizona.
I'm surprised Mittens is not in there somehow?
Court documents say Paul Petersen arranged travel for pregnant women from the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Arizona to give up their children. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been indicted in an international adoption fraud scheme that involves human smuggling, sale of children and communications fraud, multiple state attorneys general confirmed Tuesday evening. The Arizona Attorney General’s office did not provide additional details but said it will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to talk about the charges the elected Maricopa County official faces in multiple states. A release from the Utah Attorney General's Office says Petersen was arrested in California Tuesday evening. The Utah Attorney General said it is charging Petersen with human smuggling, sale of a child and communications fraud.
According to Arizona court documents, Petersen—an adoption lawyer licensed in Utah and Arizona—and Lynwood Jennet helped pregnant women travel from the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean to Arizona to give up their children for adoption. The court documents say the women returned directly to the Marshall Islands in several instances. The Utah Attorney General's Office said Petersen also transported more than 40 pregnant Marshallese women into Utah over the last three years.
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/valley/maricopa-county-assessor-indicted-in-adoption-fraud-scheme/75-6a3c5218-2f95-4baa-a0ea-4b6039f033bb
Note: This is where it starts, but nowhere close to the whole story Huge implications here with many people and states it will take a few posts to put this all together, just for the state of Arizona.
I'm surprised Mittens is not in there somehow?