We are going to deep dive into the “Adoption and Safe Families Act” from 1997 which Hillary shepherded (in) while Bill Clinton was president.
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“To PROMOTE adoption.”
Keep this idea in mind as we go along.
Remember, once a child is placed into adoption, it is very hard for the child of parent to get their child back. What happened to promoting child re-unification? Yes...there is always the exception. But keep in mind...”in and for the child.”
Keep this idea in mind as we go along.
Remember, once a child is placed into adoption, it is very hard for the child of parent to get their child back. What happened to promoting child re-unification? Yes...there is always the exception. But keep in mind...”in and for the child.”
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☝️Talking points:
-The Act authorizes $20 million for each of FY 1999-2003 for payments to eligible states which exceed the average number of adoptions.
-The amount of the bonus is $4,000 for each foster child adopted and $6,000 for each adoption of a child with special needs previously in foster care.
States are required to provide health insurance coverage for any child with special needs for whom there is an adoption assistance agreement. This is key!! We will connect dots later.
Why are they incentivizing adoptions, especially children with disabilities?
Think what catastrophic events occur years and a decade later.
-The Act authorizes $20 million for each of FY 1999-2003 for payments to eligible states which exceed the average number of adoptions.
-The amount of the bonus is $4,000 for each foster child adopted and $6,000 for each adoption of a child with special needs previously in foster care.
States are required to provide health insurance coverage for any child with special needs for whom there is an adoption assistance agreement. This is key!! We will connect dots later.
Why are they incentivizing adoptions, especially children with disabilities?
Think what catastrophic events occur years and a decade later.
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“States are required to assure that the state will develop plans for the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely permanent placements for children awaiting adoption.”
Hmmm...cross jurisdictional resources. Reminds me of the European Adoption Consultants who brought in all those children from Haiti and Uganda to awaiting families. Remember...the European Adoption Consultants operated out of Ohio.
Hmmm...cross jurisdictional resources. Reminds me of the European Adoption Consultants who brought in all those children from Haiti and Uganda to awaiting families. Remember...the European Adoption Consultants operated out of Ohio.
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EUROPEAN
ADOPTION
CONSULTANTS
operate(d) out of Strongsville, Ohio.
Doesn’t it seem like this section of Ohio has been in the news lately?
ADOPTION
CONSULTANTS
operate(d) out of Strongsville, Ohio.
Doesn’t it seem like this section of Ohio has been in the news lately?
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Yesterday we shared that European Adoption Agency was stripped of their license back in 2016...while Mike DeWine was State Attorney General for Ohio.
The problem is...the Agency wasn’t complying with the law for a VERY LONG TIME, if ever!
Dewine had a duty to oversee these adoption agencies.
Not only did he have a duty...he had a duty to expose the issues that were coming to light with this agency.
Did he? NO
RATHER...he covered them up!!
The problem is...the Agency wasn’t complying with the law for a VERY LONG TIME, if ever!
Dewine had a duty to oversee these adoption agencies.
Not only did he have a duty...he had a duty to expose the issues that were coming to light with this agency.
Did he? NO
RATHER...he covered them up!!
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As part of their punishment the EUROPEAN ADOPTION CONSULTANTS (EAC) had to write letters to all the families, who were using EAC for assistance in their process to adopt a child.
EUROPEAN ADOPTION CONSULTANTS had to pay each family restitution. Some family had paid tens of thousands of dollars.
Given that one would think there would be a lot of families clamoring for re-payment.
How many stepped forward for restitution?
NONE
NADA
ZERO
How could this be?
What if there were no adoptions?!
EUROPEAN ADOPTION CONSULTANTS had to pay each family restitution. Some family had paid tens of thousands of dollars.
Given that one would think there would be a lot of families clamoring for re-payment.
How many stepped forward for restitution?
NONE
NADA
ZERO
How could this be?
What if there were no adoptions?!
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One of the cases that blew the cover off of EUROPEAN ADOPTION CONSULTANTS was
The case of Robin Longoria in Texas.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-woman-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-facilitate-adoptions-uganda-through-bribery-and-fraud
The case of Robin Longoria in Texas.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-woman-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-facilitate-adoptions-uganda-through-bribery-and-fraud
www.justice.gov
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Facilitate Adoptions From Uganda Through Bribery and Fraud
A Texas woman who managed aspects of an international program at an Ohio-based adoption agency pleaded guilty today for her role in a scheme to corruptly facilitate adoptions of Ugandan children through bribing Ugandan officials and defrauding U.S. adoptive…
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Longoria admitted that she and her co-conspirators (we will get to them in a sec) collected “bribes” disguised as fees to be paid to a Ugandan agent.
Longoria used these fees to bribe court registrars and Ugandan judges to corrupt and influence the adoption process.
Longoria also admitted that she and her co-conspirators falsified documents for submission to the U.S. State Department...to mislead it in its adjudication of visa applications for the Ugandan children being considered for adoption.
Longoria used these fees to bribe court registrars and Ugandan judges to corrupt and influence the adoption process.
Longoria also admitted that she and her co-conspirators falsified documents for submission to the U.S. State Department...to mislead it in its adjudication of visa applications for the Ugandan children being considered for adoption.
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☝️These were the co-conspirators with Robin Longoria...
They were:
Margaret Cole
Debra Paris
Dorah Mirembe
They were:
Margaret Cole
Debra Paris
Dorah Mirembe
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THE
EUROPEAN
ADOPTION
CONSULTANTS
were involved in BAD THINGS!!
Remember Mike Dewine was involved in the cover up.
Let’s see what the agency and these women were involved with...👇
EUROPEAN
ADOPTION
CONSULTANTS
were involved in BAD THINGS!!
Remember Mike Dewine was involved in the cover up.
Let’s see what the agency and these women were involved with...👇
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Explain to me how MARGARET COLE, the woman who was the director of the European Adoption Consultants Agency...and who also made $200 million selling up to 8,000 children (over 40 years) only got 3 MONTHS IN JAIL???
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