Cambodia - Lauryn Galindo Case

Incident date: 1990 Jan 1

Country: Cambodia

number of children involved: 700

placement

Persons: Lynn Devin, Lee Slater

Organizations: Adopt International and Domestic Services (CA), Hawaii International Child, Seattle International Adoptions

facilitation

Persons: Lauryn Galindo, Sea Visoth, Ouch Syphalla Pole (Mr. Pol), Pich Chanda, Soeng Mon (aka Soeung Man), Chea Kim, Nop Phat, Sunny, Heang Veasna, aka Mr. Lucky

Organizations:

institution

Persons: Tith Von (aka Grandma Von), Chhim Naly, Moung Thy, Mouen Sokun

Organizations: Kien Khléang, WOVA Cham Chao orphanage (Phnom Penh), WOVA Sihanoukville orphanage, Kampong Speu orphanage, Siem Riep or Siem Reap orphanage

Lauryn Galindo, provided approximately 700 Cambodian children to American couples for adoption. The only problem is that some of the children were not orphans; many of them had been virtually stolen from their parents. See also:
Camryn Mosley case
Srey Lieu and Srey Mom, Kim Sophoan's daughters case
Main Dim's son

Parent topics: child trafficking

Documents

Title	Publication date
Samoan adoption scandal fuels call for reform	2009 Feb 16
Adoption scandal has prompted only minor changes	2009 Feb 14
Out of Cambodia: The criminal side of U.S. adoptions	2009 Jan 15
Adoption gumshoe gives detailed report on baby-scam payoffs	2005 May 20
Presentation by Richard Cross Lead Investigator for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement	2005 Apr 15
20/20 Transcript Cambodia Adoption	2005 Mar 25
U.S. Families Learn Truth About Adopted Cambodian Children	2005 Mar 25
ASSESSING U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE CAMBODIAN TRAFFICKING SCANDAL	2005 Jan 7
High level payoffs alleged in adoption case	2004 Dec 3
Adoption broker gets 18 months	2004 Nov 20
Full investigation needed into adoption corruption & abuses	2004 Nov 20
US Justice Department Press Release	2004 Nov 19
Victim Impact statment - Camryn Mosley	2004 Nov 19
Adoption nightmare continues; Galindo convicted, but heartbreak lives on	2004 Jul 2
Kalaheo woman names Galindo in civil suit	2004 Jul 1
Guilty plea in federal adoption fraud case	2004 Jun 24
2nd guilty plea in case of Cambodian baby adoptions	2004 Jun 24
US vs Galindo Plea Agreement	2004 Jun 23
Guilty Plea In Adoption Fraud Case	2004 Jun 23
US vs Lauryn Galindo	2004 Jun 21
Babies Betrayed: A Kauai woman faces trial in a Cambodian baby trafficking case	2004 Mar 7
Whose Kids Are They?	2004 Jan 19
Jolie's adoption nightmare	2004 Jan 9
SECOND WOMAN IS CHARGED IN CAMBODIAN ADOPTIONS	2004 Jan 9
#007: 01-08-04 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INDICTS EMPLOYEE OF ADOPTION AGENCY ON VISA FRAUD CHARGES	2004 Jan 8
Baby adoptions draw charges of visa fraud	2004 Jan 7
US adoption agent guilty of visa fraud	2003 Dec 19
Babies for sale: no warranty	2003 Dec 16
US vs Devin	2003 Dec 10
Treasured or Traded?	2002 Jun 22
Where Do Babies Come From?	2002 Jun 16
Baby traffic witnesses recant	2002 Mar 15
Adoptions 'like selling goods' - Foreign Minister	2001 Dec 7
Tracking the fee schedules	2000 Dec 22
Baby fees 'very low' [letter to the Editor]	2000 Oct 13
Babies bought for sale to foreigners	2000 May 26
Cambodian Orphans Find New Homes	1997 Sep 1
Foreign adoptions feared out of control	1996 Jun 28
"Mom" of Kruosa Rikriey [not a newstory]