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Children adopted by Judith Leekin

Sun, 2008-03-02 19:44 - Niels

Nine teenagers and young adults were held like prisoners in Judith Leekin's home in what appeared to be a decades-long scheme to line her pockets with the government payments she received for adopting and raising them.

Date: 2007-07-30
Type of abuse: Non-lethal physical abuse,
Abuser: Adoptive mother
Placement agency: Four separate New York City agencies among which: HeartShare Human Service and St. Joseph’s Children’s Services
Home schooling: yes
Location: Port St Lucie, FL, US
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New York: Guilty Plea in Fraud Scheme Involving Adoption of Disabled Children2008-05-23
FLORIDA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD SCHEME IN CONNECTION WITH ADOPTION OF DISABLED CHILDREN2008-05-20
NY woman pleads guilty in adoption scam2008-05-20
Adopted Leekin child remains missing2008-01-11
Police: Woman accused in adoption scam may have killed child2008-01-10
New York judge still ponders release of records in Leekin case2007-10-06
Leekin asks court for public defender in PSL abuse case2007-10-04
Leekin's son dropped from criminal investigation in child abuse case2007-10-01
ACS’S 'KID' GLOVES2007-09-16
Son in abuse case may be charged2007-08-22
Adoption Scam Stretched From NYC to Fla.2007-08-18
Adoption records to help case, kids in Judith Leekin trial in PSL2007-08-17
(Update 3) 11th Adoptee May Be Dead2007-08-11
One kid in PSL abuse case may be dead2007-08-11
New York Stymied Fla. Adoption Inquiry2007-08-07
Cops Find 9 Adopted Kids Handcuffed, Starved2007-08-01
ADOPT MA BEGAN HER CRUEL $3M 'CON JOB' IN 1970'S2007-08-01
Criminal Case After Adoptions Spurs Review2007-08-01
(Update 2) The Number of Known Adoptees Has Risen to 11 In Abuse Case2007-08-01
Police: Handcuffs scarred adoptees' wrists2007-07-31
Update: Greed, Motivation For Abuse2007-07-31
Children’s Services Assists With Investigation of a Florida Woman Charged With Adoption Fraud and Child Abuse2007-07-30
Records point to extent of abuse by PSL woman2007-07-25
Judith Leekin's arrest warrent2007-07-24
Do You Know This Woman? Arrested for the Abuse of 9 People In Her Care2007-07-22
Port St Lucie Police 1999 report on Judith Leekin1999-02-05
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