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A former Montecito businessman who swindled $800,000 from 59 hopeful parents through his adoption business, pleaded guilty in Superior Court yesterday to 17 felonies and a white-collar crime enhancement.
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Although the man won’t be sentenced until July 14, Senior Deputy District Attorney Paula Waldman said he most likely would be sentenced to three years and four [...]
Russia is not party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Office of Children’s Issues: Russia Country Info
US Embassy – Russia: Adoptions
Russian Embassy: Adoption Information
From the Office of Children’s Issues:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Office of Children’s Issues
March 19, 2009
Notice for Adoption Agencies and Home Study Providers Listed by the Russian Ministry of Education as Delinquent in Providing Adoption Post Placement Reports
The Russian Ministry of Education has advised the U.S. Embassy in Moscow about the procedures that Adoption [...]