Salt Lake Tribune · Nov 27, 2019
Paul Petersen seeks trial delay in human trafficking case
(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, Paul Petersen, an Arizona elected official accused of running a multi-state adoption scheme, leaves court following an initial appearance on charges filed in the state in Salt Lake City. Petersen filed a motion Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, asking the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville, Ark., to delay his trial for 10 months. Fayetteville, Ark. • The Arizona official who is accused of running an adoption-fraud scheme involving smuggling women from a country in the Pacific asked an Arkansas court to delay his trail for 10 months, arguing the defense has already received hundreds of documents related to charges.