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                  Former US Adoption Agency Head Admits Scheme

   by VOA News

   The former head of a U.S. adoption agency pleaded guilty in federal
   court Thursday to charges of arranging phony adoptions from Ethiopia
   with the aim of defrauding the U.S. government.

   James Harding, who was an official with International Adoption Guides,
   admitted defrauding the U.S. State Department by submitting false
   adoption papers for Ethiopian children along with their visa
   applications.

   The papers included contracts signed by orphanages for children who
   never lived at the facilities.

   Harding also admitted paying bribes to two Ethiopian officials for
   their help with the scheme.

   Harding will be sentenced at a later date.
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