Adoption scam: Woman with hysterectomy claimed to be pregnant, deputies say

Adoption scam: Woman with hysterectomy claimed to be pregnant, deputies say


An adoption case manager contacted detectives to report Jaime Suzanne Ritchhart had given them  paperwork indicating that she was pregnant and then signed a contract to place her expected child up for adoption. The case manager also told detectives that the 31-year-old Ocala woman had received more than $7,100 from them so far, according to a news release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office.