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Federal Judge Sentences Ex-Arizona Official For 'Baby-Selling Enterprise'

5:05pm December 02, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Paul Petersen was sentenced for his role in an international smuggling scheme trafficking pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. for the purpose of having their babies adopted.

Maricopa County, Ariz., Assessor Paul Petersen is accused of smuggling pregnant women from the Marshall Islands and paying them to give birth in the United States. In Arizona, Petersen has been indicted on theft, fraud and forgery charges for allegedly cl

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Arizona Official Arrested In Alleged 'Baby Mill' Adoption Fraud Scheme

6:18pm October 09, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been arrested for allegedly transporting dozens of women from the Marshall Islands to give birth for adoptions. Authorities accuse him of human smuggling.