Texas Woman who Ran Child Placement Agency Accused of Fraud

“A Houston woman who operated a foster care and child placement agency has been accused of adoption fraud.

Simone Swenson was arrested Friday after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Houston. Prosecutors say Swenson owned Sans Pareil Center for Children and Family Services LLC.

Prosecutors say Sans Pareil defrauded couples seeking to adopt by promising the same baby to multiple families. The agency’s license was revoked in 2012 after regulators discovered money intended for foster families was used for mortgage payments and for visits to a nail salon.

Swenson faces mail fraud counts and remains in custody pending an initial court appearance Monday.

No working publicly listed phone number for the agency could immediately be located Friday. Authorities didn’t immediately provide attorney information for Swenson.”

Texas woman who ran child placement agency accused of fraud[New Channel 6 now 7/31/15 by Associated Press]

Sans Pareil was sued last year. See this post.

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