News Summary

• Shirley Waller was sentenced to prison for various frauds.
• She is one of several people to be accused in St. Louis federal court of participating in romance scams.
• In court on Tuesday, Waller, 43, apologized to the community and her family for her actions.
• She grew up in a public housing project, surrounded by severe poverty, drugs, gangs and violence.
• She had to steal food to eat, her lawyer, Steven Sokolik, said in court.
• Her youngest child, born not a year ago while she was in jail on these charges, is living with an aunt.