RALEIGH, NC - Federal investigators accuse a former U.S. Marine from the Youngstown area of stealing personal identity information from fellow Marines and using it to steal money from their bank accounts, borrow money and apply for credit cards in their names.

A federal indictment handed up in North Carolina charges 24-year-old Neal Grant Monroe, V of Austintown with bank fraud, aiding and abetting, and aggravated identity theft.

According to the indictment, after Monroe was discharged from the Marines in 2014 obtained the names, addresses dates of birth, social security numbers and other personal financial information from six Marines assigned to Camp LeJeune, or the Marine Aviation Squadron in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Investigators say that during a nine-month period in 2014 Monroe used the personal information of the fellow Marines to access their bank accounts by impersonating them over the telephone and internet, apply for loans and credit cards in their names.

The feds say Monroe would either transfer the funds into his own account or withdraw them from an ATM.

The indictment documents seven alleged transfers of funds adding up to more than $20,000.

Government prosecutors have filed a forfeiture notice with the indictment that seeks to seize any of the alleged illegally obtained funds if Monroe is convicted.