LAS VEGAS " A 25-year-old ex-Marine from Texas has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for stealing identities and looting the bank accounts of Marines stationed in Iraq.
Edgar Hermosillo of El Paso apologized in Las Vegas federal court, and his lawyer blamed the strain of returning home to money troubles after two tours of duty in Iraq.
Hermosillo enlisted in 2001 and received an honorable discharge as a lance corporal in May 2005.
U.S. District Court Judge Philip Pro said Monday he had to think of the Marines in combat who had to worry about money troubles caused by Hermosillo.
Hermosillo also was sentenced to five years of supervised probation after prison, and ordered to pay just over $39,000 in restitution to his victims.