The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is looking for a way to legally oust the elected official who was indicted last week in a human trafficking case.

Petersen, who was elected as Maricopa County assessor in 2014 and again in 2016, badged into the parking garage for county government workers 53 times from Jan. 1 through Oct. 2, 2019, county ...

PHOENIX — The head of the Maricopa County Assessor’s Office was arrested Tuesday after a multi-state investigation into an adoption fraud scheme. Paul Petersen was taken into custody near Gila ...

Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme, the Arizona Attorney General's Office confirmed late Tuesday. The assessor has for years run an adoption law ...

PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors Monday to discuss the next step following the arrest of County Assessor Paul Petersen.. Paul Petersen remains in federal ...

Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been arrested for allegedly transporting dozens of women from the Marshall Islands to give birth for adoptions. Authorities accuse him of human smuggling.

On Tuesday, October 8, authorities arrested and raided the home of Paul D. Petersen, the Maricopa County Assessor, in relation to an alleged adoption fraud scheme.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is one of the largest sheriff's offices in the nation, with upwards of 3,000 employees, including deputies, jail guards and civilians.

On Tuesday October 8, authorities arrested and raided the home of Paul D. Petersen, the Maricopa County Assessor, in relation to an alleged adoption fraud scheme. Following his arrest, the scope ...

For the first time since his arrest last month, Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen appeared in an Arizona court where he pleaded not guilty to nearly three dozen charges, including fraud ...

Youve successfully conducted adoptions since 2005. But suddenly, in 2019, prosecutors come after you, claiming you are engaging in human trafficking.