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Article: State Moves to Close Fla. Adoption Agency
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- January 13, 2004
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01-13-2004
Dateline: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
The state took steps Monday to shut down a south Florida adoption agency that has been linked to an international baby trafficking ring, saying it broke dozens of state rules.
International Adoption Resource has been under scrutiny since September, when Costa Rican authorities raided a house in San Jose and found nine Guatemalan babies in a suspected illegal adoption ring.
State investigators said in a complaint made public Monday and obtained by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that it intends to revoke the company's operating license for actions that "negatively affected many children in Central America."
The company's director lied on her ...
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