(Seattle, Washington) U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly sentenced Lauryn Galindo, 53, of Hanalei, Hawaii, to 18 months in jail for her role in helping Americans adopt Cambodian children who were not orphans.
Along with community service, Galindo was also ordered to forfeit her $1.4 million home and pay more than $60,000 in restitution to parents who adopted through her. She pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit visa fraud and money laundering through her sister's company, Seattle International Adoptions. The scheme took children from their families in Cambodia and presented them to immigration officials as orphans selected for adoption by American families.
Pretty sleazy scheme, if you ask me.
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