b'the children were actually orphaned or whether theauthority. After the siblings arrived in the U.S., Cole adoption was in the best interests of the children.arranged for one of the siblings to live with defendant Second, the women allegedly paid bribes to UgandanParriss relatives. In doing so, DOJ alleges that Cole judges to obtain orders that would allow the children tomade false statements to, and concealed material facts be expatriated to the United States for adoption. Third,and information from, the Polish regulatory authorities. the women are alleged to have paid bribes to UgandanU.S. clients of Adoption Agency were not aware of the court registrars to have them assign the childrensbribery scheme because co-conspirators informed their adoption cases to the two corrupt judges who theyU.S. clients that the children were all determined to were bribing. be eligible for adoption. More specifically, defendants The indictment also alleges that Parris and ColeParris and Mirembe allegedly lied to their prospective made false statements to U.S. adoptive parents and aclients and concealed the information related to the Polish regulatory authority. With respect to the Polandbribery scheme, as well as information pertaining to the scheme, DOJ alleges that Parris and Cole fraudu- childrens familial history. lently secured the adoption of two siblings for one ofThe enforcement actions remain pending. their U.S. clients, despite the fact that the U.S. client informed Parris and Cole that it could only adopt one of the siblings. Rather than lose the U.S. clients business,In the Matter of J&F Investimentos, S.A.Cole informed the client that one of the siblings wouldet al., No. 3-20124 and United States be adopted by another U.S. client after the siblingsv. J&F Investimentos SA (E.D. N.Y.) were transported to the U.S. DOJ alleges that the other U.S. client were relatives of defendant Parris,20-CR-00365-MKB one of whom had a criminal background, and that ColeSee discussion on page 20.never disclosed this information to the Polish regulatory 31'