Uganda to US adoption scam: judges and lawyers sanctioned

Judgment follows Guardian investigation into case of boy who was adopted by American couple without parents' knowledge

The US has imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on two Ugandan judges and two lawyers over their part in an international adoption scam involving more than 30 children.

Judges Moses Mukiibi and Wilson Musalu Musene, and lawyers Dorah Mirembe and Patrick Ecobu, facilitated a network organising adoptions of Ugandan children, according to the US State Department.

Together, these individuals engaged in corruption to arrange the adoption of Ugandan children by unwitting parents in the United States," the statement said.