#HumanTrafficking https://t.co/xrhHLswiR5 — It's The Policies Stupid (@sal636) October 10, 2019 LAUREN GILGER: Paul Peterson has admitted to felonies in two of three U.S. states where prosecutors said he ran an illegal adoption scam involving women from the Marshall Islands. And Peterson's defense attorney says a guilty plea in Arkansas could come as soon as this week. Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen admitted Friday to smuggling women into the United States as part of his international adoption business. Petersen pleaded guilty to three counts of … And in Utah, charges against Petersen include human smuggling, communication fraud and the sale of a child.
Goodbye, Paul Petersen, and good riddance Opinion: Former Maricopa County Assessor/baby broker Paul Petersen may be gone but he shouldn't be forgotten. Paul Petersen, 45, was an adoption lawyer licensed in Utah and Arizona, and an elected assessor for Maricopa County. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has officially resigned amid charges of paying women from Marshall Islands to give up their babies for adoption in US. Paul Petersen was released from federal custody in Arkansas on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to a raft of human smuggling charges related to an international adoption scheme. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen is facing eight felonies in Utah, accused of human smuggling, sale of a child and pattern of unlawful activity. WEST VALLEY CITY, UT (3TV/CBS 5)-- In addition to his charges in Arizona, Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen is being charged in Utah for 11 … Reyes, the Utah attorney general, said prosecutors do not intend to … SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah — One day after pleading guilty to multiple felony counts in Arizona, former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has pleaded guilty to four felony charges in Utah… SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Today, former Maricopa County Arizona Assessor Paul Petersen pleaded guilty in Utah’s Third District Court to three counts of Human Smuggling and one count of Communications Fraud in an illegal adoption scheme case that extended to … Utah officials began investigating into Petersen after a hospital staffer Utah called an attorney general tip line in October 2017, with concerns about a possible illegal adoption involving a Marshallese women at the hospital. Select the best result to find their address, phone … Investigation into Petersen began in December 2018 after a state trooper was tipped off about concerns surrounding the legitimacy of the adoption process, by a friend who was considering to adopt with Petersen. We found 14 records for Paul Petersen in Salt Lake City, Springville and 20 other cities in Utah. Maricopa Cty Assessor Paul Petersen, is accused of transporting more than 40 pregnant Marshall Islands women into Utah during the past three years as part of a scheme to sell the babies for $40,000 each.
Paul Petersen in Utah.
Indicted Arizona adoption attorney and Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen appeared in Utah 3rd District Court for the first time Friday morning. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen is facing eight felonies in Utah, accused of human smuggling, sale of a child and pattern of unlawful activity. Investigators in Utah, found an influx of Marshallese women giving birth and pla… The former Maricopa County assessor pleaded guilty in Arizona and Utah late last week. Paul Petersen, qui est membre de l'Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers Jours, y a servi sa mission religieuse, selon des documents de la cour.