About this episode
The episode covers the case of Tara Lynn Lee, who orchestrated a nationwide adoption fraud scheme.
Grab a beer and join us tonight as we cover Tara Lynn Lee, the Macomb County mother who ran a nationwide adoption fraud scheme under the name Always Hope Pregnancy and Education Center. For four years, Tara posed as a licensed social worker and matched hopeful couples with birth mothers who didn't exist, babies who were never real, and pregnancies she made up from thin air. She took in over two million dollars from more than 160 families across 24 states. We'll go through how she pulled it off and how one adoptive mother brought the whole thing down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- adoption fraud
- true crime
- scams
- social work
- criminal investigation
Keywords
- Tara Lynn Lee
- adoption fraud
- Macomb County
- Always Hope Pregnancy and Education Center
- scam
- true crime
- social worker
- investigation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Always Hope Pregnancy and Education Center
Places: Macomb County
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