PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in Arizona have hired two law firms and a former attorney general to investigate an elected county assessor who is trying to keep his job as he defends himself against human smuggling charges. Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel said Tuesday that the lawyers will investigate Maricopa […]
PHOENIX (AP) — An elected official in metro Phoenix has pleaded not guilty to fraud and theft charges stemming from an alleged human smuggling scheme involving pregnant women from the Marshall Islands who were brought to the U.S. to give birth for adoptions. Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who in […]
PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for an Arizona elected official charged in three states with facilitating an illegal international adoption scheme says prosecutors have miscast his client as a human smuggler. Attorney Matt Long said Tuesday Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen cares deeply for the birth mothers from the Marshall […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials in three states say they will not try to undo or interfere with dozens of adoptions done as part of a human smuggling scheme that led to charges against an Arizona county assessor. Prosecutors in Arizona, Utah and Arkansas said Wednesday that they consider the adoptive […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The assessor of Arizona’s largest county has been indicted in an adoption fraud scheme. The Arizona Republic reports the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has confirmed the 32-count federal indictment Tuesday against Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen for conspiracy, theft, forgery and 29 counts of fraudulent schemes. Authorities […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Kody Wilstead had his best game of the season, completing 18 of 23 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns as the Dixie State Trailblazers decimated Black Hills State 52-22 Saturday in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football action at Trailblazers Stadium. The win was the fourth in a […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Saturday, Dixie State football commences its last season as an NCAA Division II member by hosting fellow Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foe Colorado State-Pueblo at Trailblazer Stadium. The Trailblazers are 2-11 all-time in season openers. This weekend commemorates the fifth time in their Division II history that Dixie […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Friday, Dixie State football commences fall camp ahead of the season opener against Colorado State-Pueblo September 7. New head coach Paul Peterson, formerly of Snow College, has taken the reins of the program and is joined by defensive coordinator Tyler Almond, defensive line coach Loni Fangupo, linebackers coach […]
DENVER-Wednesday, Dixie State football, in its last season as a Division II program, will participate at Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Media Day at the Denver Broncos’ UCHealth Training Center in Denver. This event will feature all 11 head coaches of RMAC football programs, including Trailblazers head coach Paul Peterson. Peterson […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah-Thursday, Dixie State head football coach Paul Peterson confirmed the finalization of his coaching staff headed into this upcoming season. Peterson added seven coaches, three on the offensive side of the ball and four on the defensive side, as well as a director of football operations/special teams coordinator. […]
