PHOENIX - Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is accused of running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babies in the U.S., has ...

PHOENIX - A former Arizona politician must report to prison Thursday to begin serving the first of three sentences for running an illegal adoption scheme that paid pregnant women from the Marshall ...

Maricopa County is the fourth biggest county in the U.S. by population, and real estate is a huge industry in metro Phoenix. Republican Eddie Cook is currently the Maricopa County assessor and is ...

PHOENIX — 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. In a statement released Tuesday ...

PHOENIX — A Utah judge has reduced the bail for an Arizona county elected official charged in an alleged human smuggling scheme involving pregnant women. The Deseret News reports that a district judge ...

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Rodney Glassman is running for Maricopa County Assessor. Glassman, a former Tucson City Councilman and generally unsuccessful political candidate, also plans to hold a fundraiser for Republican ...

PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors have unanimously voted to suspend County Assessor Paul Petersen. The board approved a 120-day suspension without pay against Petersen. During the ...

Authorities say Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme. The Department of Public Safety raided Petersen's home and businesses on Tuesday evening.

This year's election cycle is expected to be a pivotal one for Maricopa County, the most populous in Arizona. Now, all of its top seats are up for grabs. The county recorder, who maintains voter ...

Petersen was pressured into resigning his position after prosecutors got him indicted for bringing women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to give birth, then give their babies up for adoption.