Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen to be sentenced in 3 states for adoption scheme

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Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen to be sentenced in 3 states for adoption scheme

Prosecutors 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.

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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1. The last line in the article is telling ...

"His plea in court papers for leniency was accompanied by letters of support from some adoptive families."

I bet he also got letters from his Bishop and Ward and Stake leaders, his Priesthood leaders and Church Authorities in Salt Lake.

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. And he needs to go to prison to see his errors in rationalizing his crimes.