Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen resigns after alleged adoption fraud scheme

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Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen resigns after alleged adoption fraud scheme

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.

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