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A Look At The Adoption Fraud Cases Against Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen Beyond Arizona

Paul Petersen
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Paul Petersen

Arizona has launched a criminal case against Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen for allegedly ripping off taxpayers in connection with an  adoption fraud scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands.

But the state of Utah and federal prosecutors in Arkansas are also pursuing immigration-related charges against Petersen, who is the Maricopa County assessor.   

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Matthew Casey has won Edward R. Murrow awards for hard news and sports reporting since he joined KJZZ as a senior field correspondent in 2015.