Ex-Marine in Iraq shooting case gets $10 fine

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former Marine corporal convicted of making false statements about the accidental shooting of a fellow U.S. serviceman has been spared prison at sentencing.

Federal Judge Colleen McMahon instead fined Wilfredo Santiago $10 on Thursday after he was convicted on a false statements count at a June trial. He was acquitted on another count.

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