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A former hospital billing clerk pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing the identity of a patient.

Carolyn V. Hodges, 42, received a sentence of 10 years’ probation from Miller County Circuit Judge Kirk Johnson. Hodges will have to pay restitution to the victim in “an amount to be de-termined,” said Deputy Prosecutor Katie Carter.

“To alleviate the need of the victim having to come to testify, we have made an offer of probation,” Carter said.

Hodges, now a convicted felon, must also pay numerous court costs, a $2,500 fine and a fee to have her DNA placed on file ...