Peter McDonald

Ask anyone who was at Tara Lee's sentencing that day, and there's one moment they will all remember. One of the victims, Amber Morey, spoke about her failed match with a birth mother named Stacey. Amber had flown from Arizona to Michigan for the birth of Stacy's baby. Except Stacy never showed up at the hospital. Tara Lee couldn't find her. She disappeared. The baby was gone.

Ask anyone who was at Tara Lee's sentencing that day, and there's one moment they will all remember. One of the victims, Amber Morey, spoke about her failed match with a birth mother named Stacey. Amber had flown from Arizona to Michigan for the birth of Stacy's baby. Except Stacy never showed up at the hospital. Tara Lee couldn't find her. She disappeared. The baby was gone.

Years had passed, but Amber couldn't let it go. She still had the crib, still had the toys. In court, she looked at Tara Lee and asked the question that haunted her. Did Stacy even exist? Tara Lee said, in my heart, she did. Teresa told me she cried a lot in court that day, but all the emotion was building to one moment, Tara Lee's sentence. There are no federal laws governing adoption.

Years had passed, but Amber couldn't let it go. She still had the crib, still had the toys. In court, she looked at Tara Lee and asked the question that haunted her. Did Stacy even exist? Tara Lee said, in my heart, she did. Teresa told me she cried a lot in court that day, but all the emotion was building to one moment, Tara Lee's sentence. There are no federal laws governing adoption.

Years had passed, but Amber couldn't let it go. She still had the crib, still had the toys. In court, she looked at Tara Lee and asked the question that haunted her. Did Stacy even exist? Tara Lee said, in my heart, she did. Teresa told me she cried a lot in court that day, but all the emotion was building to one moment, Tara Lee's sentence. There are no federal laws governing adoption.

Maybe there should be, because all the court had to work with were wire fraud laws. When Sarah Woodward got up to speak, she told the court that Tara Lee's fraud was so unimaginable, there were simply no laws to account for it.

Maybe there should be, because all the court had to work with were wire fraud laws. When Sarah Woodward got up to speak, she told the court that Tara Lee's fraud was so unimaginable, there were simply no laws to account for it.

Maybe there should be, because all the court had to work with were wire fraud laws. When Sarah Woodward got up to speak, she told the court that Tara Lee's fraud was so unimaginable, there were simply no laws to account for it.

The last person to address the court was Tara Lee. Her mother, husband, and children watched from the gallery. Tara Lee cried as she spoke and acknowledged what she'd done. She said, because of me, people's dreams of becoming parents were crushed. She said she'd spent the last 18 months in jail trying to make sense of where she went wrong.

The last person to address the court was Tara Lee. Her mother, husband, and children watched from the gallery. Tara Lee cried as she spoke and acknowledged what she'd done. She said, because of me, people's dreams of becoming parents were crushed. She said she'd spent the last 18 months in jail trying to make sense of where she went wrong.

The last person to address the court was Tara Lee. Her mother, husband, and children watched from the gallery. Tara Lee cried as she spoke and acknowledged what she'd done. She said, because of me, people's dreams of becoming parents were crushed. She said she'd spent the last 18 months in jail trying to make sense of where she went wrong.

What she didn't say is that she spent the time thinking about the people she'd harmed, the families whose dreams she'd crushed. Instead, she confessed to having a shopping addiction. I shopped to fill a void, she said. I shopped to deal with all of the phone calls and all the texts and all the pressure coming from all sides. I asked Sarah Woodward if she thought Tara Lee's statement was heartfelt.

What she didn't say is that she spent the time thinking about the people she'd harmed, the families whose dreams she'd crushed. Instead, she confessed to having a shopping addiction. I shopped to fill a void, she said. I shopped to deal with all of the phone calls and all the texts and all the pressure coming from all sides. I asked Sarah Woodward if she thought Tara Lee's statement was heartfelt.

What she didn't say is that she spent the time thinking about the people she'd harmed, the families whose dreams she'd crushed. Instead, she confessed to having a shopping addiction. I shopped to fill a void, she said. I shopped to deal with all of the phone calls and all the texts and all the pressure coming from all sides. I asked Sarah Woodward if she thought Tara Lee's statement was heartfelt.

She said no. Those were crocodile tears. She called it a performance. I read what Tara Lee said that day, and her words are almost all about herself. How she felt. How she had gone astray. How she'd lost her family. Her consequences. Judge Friedman seized on this immediately. He said, I listened to you with remorse, but everything was about you.

She said no. Those were crocodile tears. She called it a performance. I read what Tara Lee said that day, and her words are almost all about herself. How she felt. How she had gone astray. How she'd lost her family. Her consequences. Judge Friedman seized on this immediately. He said, I listened to you with remorse, but everything was about you.

She said no. Those were crocodile tears. She called it a performance. I read what Tara Lee said that day, and her words are almost all about herself. How she felt. How she had gone astray. How she'd lost her family. Her consequences. Judge Friedman seized on this immediately. He said, I listened to you with remorse, but everything was about you.

Then he said of this case, you knew what you were doing exactly and you picked your victims and you preyed upon their vulnerability. Judge Friedman called it the worst case he'd ever seen. He compared it with a recent case where he'd given someone life in prison and said, I wish I could flip you with the other person because you deserve life.

Then he said of this case, you knew what you were doing exactly and you picked your victims and you preyed upon their vulnerability. Judge Friedman called it the worst case he'd ever seen. He compared it with a recent case where he'd given someone life in prison and said, I wish I could flip you with the other person because you deserve life.

Then he said of this case, you knew what you were doing exactly and you picked your victims and you preyed upon their vulnerability. Judge Friedman called it the worst case he'd ever seen. He compared it with a recent case where he'd given someone life in prison and said, I wish I could flip you with the other person because you deserve life.