NEW ORLEANS — A former Louisiana Army National Guardsman member who admitted to conspiring with another soldier to steal $20,000 from a recruiting bonus program has been sentenced to three years of probation.
Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reports that Ramon Madrid, 30, of Kenner must pay $20,000 in restitution to the U.S. Defense Department. He was a staff sergeant when he was indicted by a federal grand jury last year.
Madrid, who worked in public affairs, and Pablo E. Paz, 46, a former National Guard recruiter in New Orleans, were charged in October with stealing bonuses that the Army Guard offered its soldiers through the now-defunct Guard Recruiter Assistance Program.
In February Madrid pleaded guilty to conspiring with Paz to steal the money. He was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Jay Zainey.
