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Woman Pleads Guilty To Cashing Mom's S.S. Checks

Federal prosecutors in Columbus say a Marietta woman has pleaded guilty to burying her mother’s body in her Florida backyard 16 years ago and cashing 142-thousand dollars worth of her Social Security Checks.Sentencing is pending for 65-year-old Patricia Hodges. As part of a plea deal, Hodges has agreed to pay restitution for cashing the checks of her late mother Janet Kelly.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.