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Title Publication date
Adoption case raises fears over trafficking 2011 Aug 30
Victims of scam will visit Western Samoa in summer 2009 Apr 6
Adoption fraud sentence ‘just’ 2009 Mar 8
Following up on adoption scam, 'Good Morning America' will chronicle FdL family's trip to Western Somoa 2009 Mar 5
Adoption scam hits home 2009 Mar 2
Adoption scam hits home 2009 Mar 2
Patti Sawyer’s family is in jeopardy. 2009 Feb 26
Judge has mercy on Samoan adoption scam defendants; no prison time 2009 Feb 25
Judge has mercy on Samoan adoption scam defendants; no prison time 2009 Feb 25
Moms make most of chance to reconnect 2009 Feb 24
Samoan adoption scandal fuels call for reform 2009 Feb 16
Adoption scandal has prompted only minor changes 2009 Feb 14
Adoption scandal has prompted only minor changes 2009 Feb 14
Samoans shocked by lenient adoption scam penalties 2009 Feb
Adoption scam defendants cut no-jail-time deal 2009 Jan 7
Defendants in Samoan adoption scandal to plead guilty Tuesday 2009 Jan 5
Defendants in Samoan adoption scandal to plead guilty Tuesday 2009 Jan 5
Focus on Children Adoption agency and The Banks 2009 Jan
Focus on Children Federal Document 2009
USDOJ Sentencing Memo 2009 Jan 1
Adoption case defendants expected to plead guilty 2008 Dec 10
No winners in Samoan adoption scandal 2008 Nov 18
Utah couple won't give up proof of kids' identities 2008 Nov 10
No winners in Samoan adoption scandal 2008 Oct 18
Couple involved in adoption scandal win guardianship of girl 2008 Feb 15
Tangled adoption suit heads to trial 2007 Oct 30
Out of Samoa: How adoption laws work 2007 Jun 14
Samoan leader discusses adoption 2007 Mar 14
Embassy grilled on adoption scandal 2007 Mar 11
Feds uncover adoption scheme that targeted Samoan children 2007 Feb 3
Letter from Terry Bourke regarding Samoan Adoptions and the Death of Heta 2005 Oct 11
[duplicate to delete] A Brief Outline of Customary Child Adoption Practices in Samoa [duplicate to delete] 2005 Sep 1
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; A South Pacific Perspective 2005 Sep 1
Death prompts Samoan adoption change 2005 Jun 27
[duplicate to delete] Death prompts Samoan adoption change 2005 Jun 27
Samoa bans overseas adoption agencies 2005 Jun 27
Scott Banks emails regarding birthparent affidavits 2005 Apr 15
Letter from Dr. Robert Skillman to Dan Wakefield 2004
Samoa sets up commission to investigate overseas adoptions. 2003 Jun 3
Jen Piedra public response to Danalee Thornock 2003 Apr
PACIFIC COAST ACADEMY CONTROVERSY 2001 Sep
Do You Understand Checklist
Points of Emphasis to be used when talking to birth parents
Two couples fight for right to claim child as their own
International adoption can be risky endeavor with shadowy agencies, heartbreak
Preview: The Lost Children
Steps for Processing Adoption
Adoption Employee Allowed to Leave