Woman gets probation in identity-theft case

A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a 44-year-old Lawrence woman convicted of an aggravated identify theft charge to probation giving her credit for time already served in custody awaiting sentencing the case, federal prosecutors said.

Kimberly M. Cline had pleaded guilty to giving stolen checkbooks and checks to Donald Milton Steele of Lawrence in December 2009. Steele was convicted this year in connection with a federal meth investigation.