Failed Adoptions - How do you know if there was a real baby (birth mother)
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Tara Lee for adoption scheme
Federal prosecutors say Lee took in at least $2.1 million in adoption proceeds, even though she was never licensed to do that work. The feds say her nationwide adoption fraud scheme impacted 160 couples and 70 birth moms in 24 states.
Last summer, the 38-year-old mother from New Haven pleaded guilty to 2 of the 23 wire fraud charges she was facing. Lee acknowledged in her plea that she made up fake birth mothers, told adoptive couples that babies died when they never existed, and double matched couples with the same birth moms.
I have to wonder how many agencies do this when their year is not going so well. Many agencies quote an adoption failure rate of greater than 50%.
I have to wonder how many agencies do this when their year is not going so well. Many agencies quote an adoption failure rate of greater than 50%.
I wish the article was longer to know where we can go to support them in their quest to try to reform the adoption business..
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While all three women are relieved Lee will spend the next 10 years behind bars, they say this isn’t over yet.
“We don’t want to stop here, we want to do big changes for the adoption laws,” said Julie.
Many times during the victim impact statements in court on Wednesday, families expressed the need for national adoption reform, which has been echoed by many of the birth mothers as well.
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