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Adoption fraud and federal push to curb interstate scams
A Chase Kansas couple lost $4000 to a Mexican adoption scam linked to a Arizona woman and two intermediaries. The fraud, spanning about 36 states, prompted Senators Dole and Denton to introduce a 1985 bill with criminal penalties, civil remedies, and a national adoption data system. They urged stronger state laws and federal action to protect hopeful adoptive parents and birth mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Cohodas
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Chase
Kan
Kansas
Robert Dole
Arizona
Mexico
Dole
John Grubb
Senate
Jeremiah Denton
Rala
Washington, D.C
William L. Pierce
Denton
U.S
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Penelope Maza
Administration For Children, Youth and Families
Pierce
National Committee On Adoption