Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen is the former county assessor of Maricopa County, Arizona. Appointed in 2013, Petersen won a new term in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Petersen resigned on January 7, 2020 ,after being charged with various crimes associated with the adoptions of children from the Marshall Islands.[1]
Elections
2016
Maricopa County held elections for the county board of supervisors, county assessor, county attorney, county recorder, sheriff, county treasurer, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016.[2] Incumbent Paul Petersen ran unopposed in the Maricopa County assessor general election.[3]
| Maricopa County Assessor, General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Paul Petersen Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "2016 General Election Final Results," accessed November 28, 2016 | ||
Noteworthy events
Petersen indicted on fraud charges
Then-Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen was indicted in connection with an adoption fraud on October 8, 2019. The 32-count indictment alleged conspiracy, theft, forgery and 29 counts of fraudulent schemes, according to AZ Central.[4]
"The scheme in this case fraudulently represented the pregnant women in question were residents of Arizona in order to obtain medical services by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System because without residency Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System services cannot be obtained," the indictment read.[5]
On January 7, 2020, Petersen resigned after several months of suspension from his position. Petersen stated his innocence in a statement released by his attorneys.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NBC News, "Arizona official quits amid charges he paid women to give up babies," January 7, 2020
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "2016 General Election Candidate Listing," August 24, 2016
- ↑ AZ Central, "Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen indicted in adoption fraud," October 8, 2019
- ↑ Document Cloud, "Petersen Indictment," accessed October 9, 2019
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