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Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen to be sentenced in 3 states for adoption scheme [View all]
Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen to be sentenced in 3 states for adoption schemeProsecutors in Arkansas will seek a 10-year prison sentence next week for a former Arizona politician who acknowledged running an illegal adoption scheme in three states involving women from the Marshall Islands.
Prosecutors said former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen defrauded state courts, violated an international adoption compact and took advantage of birth mothers.
Petersen is a Republican who also worked as an adoption attorney.
He faces sentencing in January for convictions in Arizona and Utah.
Prosecutors said former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen defrauded state courts, violated an international adoption compact and took advantage of birth mothers.
Petersen is a Republican who also worked as an adoption attorney.
He faces sentencing in January for convictions in Arizona and Utah.
https://www.abc15.com/news/state/former-maricopa-county-assessor-paul-petersen-to-be-sentenced-in-3-states-for-adoption-scheme
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