Mo. woman sentenced to probation for tornado fraud

A southwest Missouri woman has been sentenced to four years of probation for defrauding victims of the 2011 Joplin tornado. The Lebanon Daily Record reports that 57-year-old Gloria Schoeller of Springfield was sentenced this month for unlawful merchandising practices and public adjusting without a license. As part of a plea deal, Schoeller also must pay more than $24,000 in restitution and testify against her ex-husband, 66-year-old Jeffrey Wolfson. Schoeller and Wolfson were charged in May 2012 with taking about $38,000 of insurance money from three Joplin property owners without performing the promised repairs.