Maricopa County is the fourth biggest county in the U.S. by population, and real estate is a huge industry in metro Phoenix. Republican Eddie Cook is currently the Maricopa County assessor and is ...

PHOENIX - Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is accused of running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babies in the U.S., has ...

This year's election cycle is expected to be a pivotal one for Maricopa County, the most populous in Arizona. Now, all of its top seats are up for grabs. The county recorder, who maintains voter ...

Gilbert Councilman Eddie Cook will take over as Maricopa County Assessor, replacing his criminally indicted predecessor Paul Petersen, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors determined in a ...

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is facing human smuggling and fraud charges over an alleged adoption fraud scheme, is willing to resign from his elected position for the right ...

PHOENIX - A former Arizona politician must report to prison Thursday to begin serving the first of three sentences for running an illegal adoption scheme that paid pregnant women from the Marshall ...

MESA, AZ — Authorities say Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme. The Department of Public Safety raided Petersen's home and businesses on Tuesday ...

A judge has sentenced former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen to 5 additional years in prison for fraud convictions stemming from his operation of an illegal adoption scheme in three states ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eddie Cook (left) and Greg Freeman (right) are running for Maricopa County assessor. Maricopa County is the fourth biggest county ...

Authorities say Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme. The Department of Public Safety raided Petersen's home and businesses on Tuesday evening.