Brewer, Arizona’s former governor, said she was stunned to learn the Maricopa County assessor had been implicated in an adoption fraud scheme.

Republican Eddie Cook is the incumbent Maricopa County assessor and is campaigning to keep the job. Democrat Greg Freeman is running against him.

The former county assessor is facing 3 to 16 years of prison time in total, and is expected to pay $679,000 in damages as part of his plea agreement.

MESA, AZ — 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 ...

Former County Assessor Paul Petersen resigned in January after state grand juries in Arizona, Utah, and Arkansas indicted him last October on dozens of felonies in an adoption scheme he allegedly ...

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. - Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is accused of running an international adoption scheme, is appealing his suspension from office. Petersen was arrested in ...

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is facing human smuggling and fraud charges over an alleged adoption fraud scheme, is willing to resign from his elected position for the ...

The Arizona Attorney General's Office confirmed the 32-count federal indictment Tuesday against Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen for conspiracy, theft, forgery, and 29 counts of fraudulent ...

According to his biography on the Maricopa County website, Mr. Petersen was first elected assessor in 2014 and was re-elected in 2016, when he received more than 1 million votes.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to suspend County Assessor Paul Petersen, who faces criminal charges in three states related to his private-sector job as an adoption ...

The Assessor's Office determines the value of properties in Maricopa County, which dictates how much a property owner pays in taxes. The office has experienced significant turmoil in the past year.