Maricopa County is the fourth biggest county in the U.S. by population, and real estate is a huge industry in metro Phoenix. Republican Eddie Cook is currently the Maricopa County assessor and is ...

PHOENIX - Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is accused of running a human smuggling operation that paid pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to give up their babies in the U.S., has ...

PHOENIX - A former Arizona politician must report to prison Thursday to begin serving the first of three sentences for running an illegal adoption scheme that paid pregnant women from the Marshall ...

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has officially resigned amid charges of paying women from Marshall Islands to give up their babies for adoption in US. In a statement released Tuesday ...

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who is facing human smuggling and fraud charges over an alleged adoption fraud scheme, is willing to resign from his elected position for the right ...

This year's election cycle is expected to be a pivotal one for Maricopa County, the most populous in Arizona. Now, all of its top seats are up for grabs. The county recorder, who maintains voter ...

Gilbert Councilman Eddie Cook will take over as Maricopa County Assessor, replacing his criminally indicted predecessor Paul Petersen, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors determined in a ...

Rodney Glassman is running for Maricopa County Assessor. Glassman, a former Tucson City Councilman and generally unsuccessful political candidate, also plans to hold a fundraiser for Republican ...

Petersen was pressured into resigning his position after prosecutors got him indicted for bringing women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to give birth, then give their babies up for adoption.

Three candidates are vying for an important but little-known elected position: Maricopa County assessor. The Assessor's Office determines the value of properties in Maricopa County, which dictates how ...