Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
The U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type had 15 people sentenced in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2017 to 2025. 7 (47%) received a prison term, and 6 (40%) received probation only. The median prison term was 15.7 months.
In the Western District of Wisconsin, 15 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 9 (60%) received a prison term, and 5 (33%) received probation only. The median prison term was 12 months, the same as for all 94 districts.
In the Western District of Wisconsin, 29 people were sentenced for prison offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 12 months, compared with 10 months for all 94 districts. 38% were in the highest criminal history category.
In the Western District of Wisconsin, 26 of the 31 people sentenced for tax offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 (84%) received a prison term, and 4 (13%) received probation only. The median prison term was 13 months. For all 94 districts, 66% were sent to prison and the median was 15.1 months.
From fiscal year 2016 to fiscal year 2025, 32 people were sentenced for money laundering in the Western District of Wisconsin. All 32 pleaded guilty, 31 (97%) received a prison term, and the median prison term was 42 months (3.5 years). The median for all 94 districts was 40 months.
In the Western District of Wisconsin, 53 people were sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 120 months (10 years), compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. All 53 pleaded guilty.
60 people were sentenced for robbery in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and all 60 received a prison term. The median was 102 months (8.5 years), compared with 90 months for all 94 districts. 3 people were convicted after a trial.
All 73 people sentenced for sexual abuse offenses in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 180 months (15 years), the same as for all 94 districts. A mandatory minimum applied to 55 of the 73 (75%), and 10 people were convicted after a
126 people were sentenced for immigration offenses in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Every one received a prison term, and the median was 8 months, compared with 7 months for all 94 districts. All 126 pleaded guilty.
136 people were sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 87 (64%) received a prison term with a median of 24 months, and 45 (33%) received probation only. Restitution was ordered for 128 people (94%).
243 people were sentenced for firearms offenses in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. The median prison term was 42 months, the same as for all 94 districts. 51% of sentences were below the guideline range without a government request, and 36% were within the range.
Drug trafficking made up 38% of the 1,403 people sentenced in the Western District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025: 527 people. A mandatory minimum applied to 361 of them (69%), and the median prison term was 78 months, compared with 60 months for all 94 districts. 65% were sentenced below
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