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Abuse cases

Title Date
Six children adopted by Martin and Kathleen O'Brien 2011 Aug 3
Girl adopted by Renee and Scott Dean 2010 Oct 28
Christopher Saitta 2009 Jul 20
Girl adopted David and Jan Carpenter 2009 Oct 15
Joshua Pinckney 2009 Feb 13
Children adopted by Brian Kloosterman and Stephanie Schreiner 2008 May 9
Enna Isabel Barreto 2008 May 19
Jackson Wingo 2007 Aug 30
Martha in custody of Milwaukee couple 2005 Aug 7
Gustavo Adolpho Hunt 2004 Mar 19
Nathaniel Jacob Allen 2002 Feb 15
Boy adopted by Jennie Malak 2001 Jul 17
Girl adopted by Ted and Merrily Ripley 1984 Jan 1

Child trafficking cases

Title Date
Guatemala - Athanasios Kollias case (aka Thanassis or Teo) case 2008 Jan 20
Guatemala - Candida, Claudia, Enma Galacia case 2008 Jan 20
Guatemala - Gerson Canté son of Luz Maribel Hernández Canté case 2008 Jan 21
Guatemala - Rosalinda Arleny Rivera Estrada case 2008 May 1
Guatemala - Semillas de Amor case 2008 May 12
Guatemala - Álvaro Daniel Suruy son of María Suruy case 2008 Jan 21
Guatemala - Casa Quivira case 2007 Aug 11
Guatemala - Esther Sulamita daughter of Ana Escobar case 2007 Mar 26
Guatemala - Jonathan Martínez Sol (aka Luis Pablo Pérez), son of Thelma Christina and Juan Carlos Martínez case 2007 Jun 20
Guatemala - Maria Eugenia Cua Yax (aka Hazel) case 2007 Jun 30
Guatemala - son of Gladys Caal Suc case 2007 May 11
Guatemala - Angelyn Lisseth Hernández Rodríguez (aka Dulce Maria or Karen Abigail) daughter of Loira Rodríguez case 2006 Nov 3
Guatemala - Arlene Escarleth (aka Cindy) daughter of Olga Lopez case 2006 Sep 27
Guatemala - Heidy or Heidi Saraí Batz (aka Kimberly), daughter of Raquel Par case 2006 Apr 6
Guatemala - Manuel de Jesus son of Marta Lidia Barrientos 2006 Oct 2
Guatemala - Maria Fernanda and Ana Christina Alvarado case 2006 Aug 1
Russia - Yunona: Ivan Jerdev and Vladimir Jerdev case 2006 Jan 24
Guatemala / Costa Rica - International Adoption Resource (FL) and Rolf Levy case 2003 Dec 12
Guatemala - Kimberly Xiomara Pineda Albizurez (or Siomara Arbizurez) case 2001 Jan 9
Guatemala - trafficking ring in Coatepeque 2000 Jan 1
Guatemala - Marlen Sofia Diaz Borrayo, daughter of Iris Xiomera Borrayo 1998 Feb 13
Guatemala - Pablo son of Elivia Ramírez Caño 1997 Aug 13
Guatemala - Ricardo Borz (Osmin Ricardo Tobar Ramirez) and Jeffrey (Jeffrey Rainiery Arias Ramírez) 1997 Aug 6
Guatemala - Susana Luarca case 1997 Jan 1
Guatemala / Mexico - Flor de María Soto Hernández 1997 Jan 1
Guatemala - Children stolen during the Civil War case 1996 Jan 1
Guatemala - lawyer Juan Varela aka "nino bandito" "baby bandit" case 1996 Jan 1
Guatemala - more trafficking articles and stolen children cases 1979 Jan 1

Deportation cases

Title Date
Noe Wilson 2009 Jan 12

Disrupted placement cases

Title Date
Boy adopted by Tom and Misty Mealey 2009 Jul 5
Rocio Wolverton 1999 Jan 1

Documents

Title Publication date
Stamford mother in race against time to win back custody of son 2014 May 10
Governments call on U.S. to track foreign adoptees 2013 Sep 13
Despite ‘grave danger,’ government allows Internet forums to go unchecked 2013 Sep 10
Theft of Babies Rising Again in Guatemala 2013 Jun 11
Congressional letter to John Kerry about Guatemala 2013 May 13
Stalled adoptions in Guatemala leave all in limbo 2012 Dec 15
Parents deported, what happens to US-born kids? 2012 Aug 27
Judge to rule in dramatic adoption battle of immigrant mother 2012 Jul 18
Siegal exposes corruption of international adoptions 2012 Apr 20
Arrest made in kidnapping/laundering of Dafne Nayeli Camey Pérez (Yajaira Noemí Muyus) 2012 Mar 19
The Baby Market 2012 Jan 20
International Adoption or Child Trafficking? 2012 Jan 6
The SIXTH Anniversary of the Kidnapping of Heidy Sarai Batz Par (actual name) 2012
How Ethiopia's Adoption Industry Dupes Families and Bullies Activists 2011 Dec 21
Report on Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law 2011 Dec 1
Foreign adoptions by Americans plunge again 2011 Nov 11
BREAKING NEWS: Asociación Primavera lawyer and director found guilty of human trafficking in Karen Abigail case 2011 Oct 28
Adoption Fraud in Guatemala 2011 Sep 29
Guatemalan judge orders US couple to return adopted young girl to her birth mother 2011 Aug 3
12-year Sentence Handed Down in the Heidy Par / “Kimberli Azucena” Kidnapping and Sold into ICA case 2011 Aug
“The Lost Children of Guatemala,” from Le Temps 2011 Jul 29
Shoot the messenger 2011 May 17
Celebrate Children International - Guatemala emails 2011 May 12
"Ten Questions with a CICIG Investigator" 2011 May 10
Plea deal in Oconto County child abuse case 2011 Apr 29
US Senator, State Department Official Visit to Guatemala 2011 Apr 26
"BACHMANN ENCOURAGES GUATEMALA TO MAKE ADOPTION PROGRESS" 2011 Apr 25
CICIG Requests Public Explanation From Senator Landrieu Regarding Illegal Adoption Comments in Guatemala 2011 Apr 20
BREAKING NEWS: Adoption Attorney Susana Luarca in Custody 2011 Apr 19
New Guatemala Update from the US Department of Stat 2011 Apr 14
Guatemala: The FIFTH Anniversary of the Kidnapping of Heidy Batz Par 2011 Apr 4
Major dad: Vance officer is finalist for national fatherhood award 2011 Apr 2
To Make A Child Visible 2011 Apr 1
Guatemala: Former CCI Facilitator Arrested; Former WHFC Facilitator Adds Conspiracy Charge to Illegal Adoption Charges 2011 Mar 30
CAPTURED: Sandra Noemí Maldonado Velásquez 2011
Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala - CICIG: Report 2010 Dec 1
Supply and Demand: The Landscape 2010 Nov 1
Congressional letter to Procurador Porras Ovalle 2010 Jun 21
From Guatemala to Ethiopia 2010 Jun 8
Guatemala adoptions to begin again 2010 May 14
Woman linked with illegal adoptions is deported from the U.S. 2010 Apr 22
Guatemala: a baby factory no longer? 2009 Dec 23
COURT: She is accused of human trafficking and forged documents 2009 Dec 16
Norma Cruz, a life of struggle against violence 2009 Dec 15
Guatemala pushes for DNA tests of kids adopted in U.S. 2009 Dec 8
Burned by a baby broker 2009 Oct 14
Guatemalan Army Admits to Trafficking Kids for Adoption 2009 Sep 21
Guatemalan army stole children for adoption, report says 2009 Sep 12
US lawmakers urge easier Guatemalan adoptions 2009 Sep 3
Congressional letter to Secretary of State Clinton regarding adoption from Guatemala 2009 Sep 1
Fundación Sobrevivientes: Nunca mas (Never again) 2009 Jul 15
People & Power - Stolen Babies (video) 2009 Jun 24
Guatemalan Children In Limbo of Orphanages 2009 Jun 18
Tennessee man sad, disappointed after being wrongly deported 2009 Apr 29
AMERICAN EMBASSY PANEL PHYSICIANS 2009 Apr 20
Nine Tots Rescued From Illegal Adoption in Guatemala 2009 Apr 15
Guatemala: Dirty war orphans put up for adoption 2009 Mar 23
International adoptions by Americans get really tough 2009 Mar 15
Norma Cruz: Seeking Justice and Dignity for Guatemalan Women 2009 Mar 11
Norma Cruz Fights to End the Killing of Guatemalan Women 2009 Mar 6
US Secretary of State 2009 Women of Courage awards - includes Norma Cruz 2009 Mar 5
Mother & daughters work for the abandon babies left behind 2009 Mar 1
Rules are changing; programs are closing. 2009 Mar 1
CICIG will investigate one thousand adoption records who are in-process 2009 Feb 22
CICIG will investigate one thousand adoption records who are in-process 2009 Feb 22
Family seeking support, prayers as adopted son faces deportation 2009 Jan 12
Orphan Outreach expands ministry 2009 Jan 6
Orchid Cellmark DNA testing document 2009
Lawsuit accuses adoption agency of racketeering, fraud 2008 Dec 28
Hoosiers face challenges adopting abroad 2008 Dec 26
Wish to adopt leads to creation of orphanages 2008 Dec 24
Irvine student's research – and life – inspired by missing child 2008 Dec 17
Jury Selection Under Way In Adoption Fraud Case 2008 Dec 12
Woman Who Ran Adoption Agency Found Guilty Of Theft 2008 Dec 12
The problem with saving the world's 'orphans' 2008 Dec 11
Adoption Agency Owner Trial Goes To Jury 2008 Dec 10
Lawyer: Adoption Exec Is Scapegoat For Clients 2008 Dec 4
Guatemala seeks domestic fix to troubled overseas adoptions 2008 Oct 26
Daughter accused of murder says mother hit her 2008 Oct 17
Guatemala - Detienen a dos mujeres por intentar vender niños en España 2008 Oct 4
Shady Child Adoptions in Guatemala 2008 Sep 16
Shady Child Adoptions in Guatemala 2008 Sep 16
US coulple almost adopted stolen Guatemalan baby 2008 Jul 31
Evidence of Guatemalan baby trade 2008 Jul 25
Reunion 'hard' on Guatemala baby 2008 Jul 24
PGN dennounces 19 notaries 2008 Jul 24
Reunion 'hard' on Guatemala baby 2008 Jul 24
DNA tests provide first confirmation of stolen baby in troubled Guatemalan adoption system 2008 Jul 23
Teen fears disputed adoption could lead to deportation 2008 Jul 11
Lawyers accused of involvement in illicit activities, leading the process of adoptions 2008 May 26
Woman Could Stand Trial In Adoption Fraud Case 2008 May 25
Guatemala investigates its adoption system 2008 May 24
Guatemalan officials annul 15 pending adoptions to US couples for irregularities, fraud 2008 May 22
Guatemala to review pending adoptions 2008 Apr 30
Halted foreign adoptions leave would-be parents in limbo 2008 Mar 28
Former Adoption Agency Owner Arrested 2008 Mar 28
Guatemalan Adoptions Suspended by Overseas Crack-Down 2008 Mar 13
Guatemala: No Amnesty for Adoption Fraud 2008 Mar 12
To catch a baby broker 2008 Jan 20
The adoption quandary 2008 Jan 7
Guatemala adoptions: a baby trade? 2007 Dec 17
Inside Guatemala's adoption pipeline 2007 Nov 11
Inside Guatemala's adoption pipeline: Latin nation tries to fight image as baby factory for the U.S. 2007 Nov 11
Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse Fatalities Among Internationally Adopted Children 2007 Nov 1
Congressional letter to Ann M. Veneman and Manuel Manrique of Unicef 2007 Oct 24
PGN denounces lawyer Luarca 2007 Oct 20
New Rules for Lucrative Adoption Business 2007 Oct 16
Guatemala Adoption Boom Creates Controversy 2007 Sep 13
Congressional letter to Oscar Berger Perdomo about Casa Quivira 2007 Sep 7
Guatemala launches adoption probe 2007 Aug 13
Guatemalan police rescue 46 children from adoption scam 2007 Aug 13
LUCRATIVE ADOPTION RACKET THREATENED AS U.S. AND GUATEMALA RATIFY HAGUE CONVENTION. 2007 May 24
Hague mission Guatemala - Report 2007 May 1
More requirements adoptions 2007 Apr 19
Analysis of US Department of State position and policy towards Guatemalan Intercountry Adoption 2007 Apr 1
POSITION OF ADA REGARDING THE MANUAL OF GOOD PRACTICES 2007 Mar 2
Conflict arises protocol adoptions 2007 Feb 14
PGN denounces 21 notaries 2006 Nov 28
Guatemala system is scrutinized as Americans rush in to adopt 2006 Nov 4
AMERICAN EMBASSY PANEL PHYSICIANS 2006 2006 Oct 20
Marta Marilu Martinez Escobar banned from US Embassy 2006 Aug 14
Couples Rush For Guatemala Adoptions 2006 Jul 26
Russian prosecutor: Russia, U.S. officials break up illegal child adoption ring 2006 Jan 24
Preying on Parents 2005 Oct 1
In Shadow Of Adoption 2005 Aug 21
Million Dollar Baby 2005 Jul 7
Guatemala - Attacks on Justice [International Commission of Jurists report] 2005 Jan 1
" ADOPTION : LES DESSOUS D'UN TRAFFIC. " 2004 Sep 13
Arrogance of rich countries' Feed Trafficking in Babies 2004 Aug 17
Oscar Rene Portillo-Donis banned from USE 2004 Aug 9
TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 2004 Jul 1
Guatemala Attorney Blanca Martinez banned 2004 Apr 22
Mission statement of 4adoption- adoption institution 2004 Mar 11
The Cabal to Silence Bruce Harris [opinion] 2004 Jan 18
ADOPTION SCANDAL: Smuggling figure used aliases 2004 Jan 10
UNICEF, Guatemalan Adoptions and the best interest of the Child 2003 Nov 1
Discovery of Babies sparks Probe 2003 Sep 26
Baby case remains an enigma to investigators 2003 Sep
Opschorting adoptie Cambodja 2003 May 22
Germany - Guatemala 2002 Oct 30
A Place to Call Home 2002 Jul 15
A window into the illegal adoption racket? The ''disappearance'' of Mayra Gutiérrez 2002 Feb 28
Adoptions in Guatemala 2002
Nobody's Children - Wanted: Babies 2001 Sep 29
The Children of Guatemala 2000 Oct 28
Casa Alianza Presentation to the United Nation’s Committee on the Rights of the Child 2000 Sep 22
Guatemala babies 'sold to highest bidders' 2000 Jun 13
THE BUSINESS OF SELLING BABIES? 2000 Jun 4
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography [Guatemala] 2000 Jan 27
Adoption and the Rights of the Child in Guatemala by ILPEC Guatemala for UNICEF 2000 Jan 1
U.N. studies international adoptions in Guatemala 1999 Jul 19
Adoption fraud leaves Guatemala babies in legal limbo 1998 Aug 27
International Adoptions: A New Route For Gays 1998 Jan 1
Human Rights Office of the Archbishop of Guatemala joined the Defense of the Director of Casa Alianza 1997 Nov 5
From Guatemala, an international network of child trafficking 1997 Sep 20
Family: In foreign adoption, the rules and risks are changing faster than ever 1994 Nov 21
New Forms of Violence Against Children: A Report on the Trafficking of Children and International Adoptions in Guatemala [Draft] 1994 Jan 1
THE GRAY MARKET OF CHILDREN OF THE THIRD WORLD 1991 Jan 1
AMERICAN HELD IN SALE OF GUATEMALAN CHILDREN 1981 Oct 28
U.S. Demand for Adoptions Spurs Baby Trade in Guatemala 1979 Apr 17
Alberta gave approval to 75 p.c. of baby adoption applications 1948 May 11