Ny Couple Victim Of Multistate Adoption Scam

by Alun Hill MCIJ


An attorney who claimed his own experience as an adopted child motivated him to help people seeking to start families is suspected of running a Ponzi-like scheme that ripped off couples from New Yo…

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Ken2234 10.05.09 at 2:52 pm

Why are people so trusting??

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takotheoktopus 10.05.09 at 3:14 pm

Was this attorney government-funded to provide adoption? When adopting in the US you should make certain that whichever agency you go through is accountable to the government.

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nadiaTeeze 10.05.09 at 3:28 pm

Well, maybe they should have tried to adopt a little older child.. Like the ones that rot away in foster care. You know through legal channels.What is with the obsession with babies??

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xxxFaustusxxx 10.05.09 at 3:37 pm

“What is with the obsession with babies??”It’s hardwired into our brains to want to reproduce and pass on our genes.

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nadiaTeeze 10.05.09 at 4:11 pm

I get we are hard wired for it. But it seems since that knowledge is widely available we could choose to make chooses based on reason instead of raw emotion desire.It’s not like babies you adopt have your genes anyway.  So why not get an older kid. One that can talk and maybe not need its ass wiped by you. (these are my preferences, I guess some people might like changing diapers)

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takotheoktopus 10.05.09 at 5:11 pm

nadiaTeeze: I myself was adopted before I was born and people often ask me if I’m mad at my birth parents for not keeping me. Of coarse not! I have nothing but the utmost respect for their decision. They recognized that they would not be able to take on the responsibility and made certain that I was put in the hands of someone who could.This influenced my desire to work with foster children along with other kids who have single parents. I think adopting a kid at any age is great!

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takotheoktopus 10.05.09 at 5:40 pm

xxxFaustusxxx: Just because we are hardwired for breeding doesn’t mean we need to act on it.

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xxxFaustusxxx 10.05.09 at 6:16 pm

I agree – that’s what separates us from other animals, we don’t live off instinct alone.

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Guapwong 10.05.09 at 6:31 pm

Babies look cute.

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taylorswiftlikewoah 10.05.09 at 6:50 pm

That’s so sad.They lost all of their money and the one thing they wanted most. Another baby. Gosh, that guy is a douche.