Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
All 90 people sentenced for sexual abuse offenses in the Eastern District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 180 months (15 years), the same as the median across all 94 federal districts. Guilty pleas were 92% here and 90% nationally.
In the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 95 people were sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 94 received prison, with a median prison term of 75 months, compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts.
Of 337 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the Eastern District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 67% received a prison term and 30% received probation only. The median prison term was 20 months, the same as the median across all 94 federal districts.
The median prison term for the 341 people sentenced for robbery in the Eastern District of Wisconsin in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 was 97 months (8.1 years), among the 332 who received prison. A mandatory minimum applied to 67% of them. Across all 94 federal districts, the median for robbery was 90 m
In the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 565 people were sentenced for firearms offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 80% received a prison term, compared with 94% across all 94 federal districts, and the median prison term was 36 months, compared with 42 months nationally. Most of these sentences wer
In the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1,042 people were sentenced for drug trafficking offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, which is 36% of everyone sentenced in the district. Of these, 942 (90%) received a prison term, with a median of 60 months (5 years). Sentences within the guideline range wer
Of the 13 people sentenced for forgery, counterfeiting, or copyright offenses in the Northern District of Indiana, 7 (54%) received a prison term and 2 (15%) received probation only. The median prison term was 18 months. All 13 pleaded guilty, and all 13 were sentenced in fiscal years 2017 to 2022.
In the Northern District of Indiana, 15 people were sentenced in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Obscenity/Other Sex Offenses" category in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 14 of them (93%) received a prison term, and the median prison term was 15 months. For all 94 federal districts together, the median
Of 16 people sentenced under the "Other" offense type in the Northern District of Indiana, 10 (63%) received a prison term and 6 (38%) received probation only. The median prison term was 31.5 months (2.6 years). In all 94 federal districts, 38% of people in this category were sent to prison.
Of 19 people sentenced for prison offenses in the Northern District of Indiana, 18 (95%) received a prison term, with a median of 11.5 months. In criminal history, 53% were in the highest category and 5% were in the lowest. The median for all 94 federal districts was 10 months.
All 23 people sentenced for assault in the Northern District of Indiana in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term, and the median was 168 months (14 years). The median for assault cases in all 94 federal districts was 42 months. 21 of the 23 were sentenced under the guideline for assault w
Of 42 people sentenced for tax offenses in the Northern District of Indiana, 28 (67%) received a prison term and 11 (26%) received probation only. The median prison term was 13.5 months, compared with 15.1 months for tax cases in all 94 federal districts. Only 26% of sentences were within the guidel
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