Local attorney trying to stop fraudulent adoptions
3 October 2019
"There are a number of different schemes by which adoptions are being fraudulently induced in Northwest Arkansas"
by: Lauren Krakau
Posted: Oct 3, 2019 / 10:59 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 3, 2019 / 10:59 PM CDT
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ROGERS, Ark. (KFTA) — Following yet another report of fraudulent adoptions in Northwest Arkansas, a local attorney is doing everything he can to put a stop to the crime.
Since April 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has investigated a Springdale woman for fraudulent adoptions.
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On September 27, federal officers charged 39-year-old Maki Takehisa with aiding and abetting in alien smuggling.