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 ...

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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 ...

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Phoenix, Arizona — The assessor of Arizona's largest county has been indicted in connection with 11 felony offenses, including human smuggling, sale of a child and communications fraud in an adoption ...

Three candidates are vying for an important but little-known elected position: Maricopa County assessor. The Assessor's Office determines the value of properties in Maricopa County, which dictates how ...

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.

Several seats are up for election in Maricopa County on Nov. 3. Here are the races and the candidates running for those spots. Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone is facing re-election against ...