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Former state epidemiologist Corinne Miller is shown in this Flint Journal file photo.

(Jake May | MLive.com)

FLINT, MI -- A former state epidemiologist has been ordered to write a letter of apology to Flint residents for her role in the city's water crisis.

Genesee District Judge Jennifer J. Manley sentenced Corinne Miller, retired director of the state Department of Health and Human Services' Bureau of Epidemiology, to write the letter and perform 300 hours of community service.

Miller was sentenced Monday, March 13, as a part of a plea agreement she reached with prosecutors last September.

She pleaded no contest to a charge of willful neglect of duty and also agreed to assist special prosecutors in other Flint water prosecutions.

Miller's attorney argued that her client not be required to write the letter of apology, saying it could have fallout on civil lawsuits that have been filed against her client.

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