Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Of the 13 people sentenced for commercialized vice offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2016 to 2024, 9 (69%) received probation only and 1 (8%) received a prison term of 60 months. Across all 94 federal districts, 70% of people in this offense type were sent to prison. Nearly a
All 15 people sentenced for murder offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2017 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 180 months (15 years), compared with 240 months across all 94 federal districts. Within the district, 13 of the 15 (87%) pleaded guilty, and 2 were convict
All 15 people sentenced for extortion and racketeering offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty. 14 of them (93%) received a prison term, with a median of 41.5 months (3.5 years). Across all 94 federal districts, the median for this offense type was 30 mo
Of the 27 people sentenced for assault offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2017 to 2025, 25 (93%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 57 months (4.8 years), compared with 42 months for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. Nearly all of the 27 pleaded gu
In the Northern District of Ohio, 46 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 18 months, compared with 12 months across all 94 federal districts. Of the 46, 43 (93%) pleaded guilty, and 57% received a sentence within the gu
The Northern District of Ohio sentenced 50 people for stalking or harassing offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 44 (88%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 22.5 months. Across all 94 federal districts, 89% were sent to prison, and the median was 24 months.
All 50 people sentenced in the Northern District of Ohio under the Commission's "Forgery/Counter/Copyright" offense type in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 pleaded guilty. 41 (82%) received a prison term, and the median was 14 months. For the same offense type in all 94 federal districts, the median was 1
The Northern District of Ohio sentenced 51 people in the Commission's "Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses" category in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. All 51 pleaded guilty, and 48 (94%) received a prison term with a median of 21 months. The median for this offense type in all 94 federal districts was 18 month
Sentences for bribery and corruption in the Northern District of Ohio were within the guideline range for 14% of the 58 people sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 33 (57%) received a prison term, with a median of 21 months. For this offense type in all 94 federal districts, 21% were within the r
In the Northern District of Ohio, 64 people were sentenced for prison offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 64 pleaded guilty. 62 (97%) received a prison term, with a median of 12 months. The offense type covers escape and contraband in prison, not sentences served in prison.
Of the 101 people sentenced for tax offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 68 (67%) received a prison term and 23 (23%) received probation only. The median prison term was 18 months. No one was sentenced above the guideline range, and 45% were below it without a gove
All 135 people sentenced for sexual abuse offenses in the Northern District of Ohio in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term, and 5 received a life sentence. The median was 185 months (15.4 years). For this offense type in all 94 federal districts, the median was 180 months.
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