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Adoption Scam / CBS Sting #990954

CBS Evening News for Monday, Mar 28, 2011
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(Studio: Russ Mitchell) Report introduced.

(Kansas City, Missouri: Armen Keteyian) An adoption scam examined; photo shown of Roxanne Jones††, a con artist who claimed to be pregnant with twins; details given about the CBS News sting operation against Jones; undercover video shown from a Kansas City hotel suite where Jones asked for money and was then confronted by the reporter and police. [Adopting parents Holly and Mark GONZALES††- comment on dealing with the woman known as "Kristy Bennett††".]

Reporter(s):
Mitchell, Russ;
Keteyian, Armen
Duration:
00:05:50

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