Las Vegas- They were convicted of similar crimes and faced similar sentences, but a federal judge on Monday saw former Clark County Commissioners Mary Kincaid-Chauncey and Dario Herrera as vastly different defendants, opting to shave nearly a year off the potential prison term of a “nice lady” while telling Herrera he was shocked by his behavior.

U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks’ view of the two was reflected in the prison sentences he levied in their 3-year-old political corruption case.

Kincaid-Chauncey was sentenced to 30 months in prison after her defense attorney asked Hicks to depart downward from federal sentencing guidelines that called for at least 41 months of incarceration. Herrera received a 50-month prison term, only one month shy of what had been recommended by prosecutors.