Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
All 16 people sentenced for forgery, counterfeiting, or copyright offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2024 pleaded guilty. 13 (81%) received a prison term, with a median of 15 months. Across all 94 federal districts the median was 17.6 months.
12 of the 19 people sentenced for commercialized vice offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2024 had gambling offenses as the primary guideline. 17 (89%) received a prison term, and the median was 18 months, the same as the national median. 5 sentences (26%) were above
20 people were sentenced for prison offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2017 to 2025. 18 (90%) received a prison term, and the median was 12 months, compared with 10 months across all 94 federal districts. 15 of the cases had escape as the primary guideline.
20 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 13 (65%) received a prison term with a median of 11 months, and 6 (30%) received probation only. Across all 94 federal districts the median was 12 months.
21 of the 23 people sentenced for tax offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 (91%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 18 months, compared with 15.1 months across all 94 federal districts. Restitution was ordered for 22 people (96%).
All 25 people sentenced for robbery in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median was 147 months, or 12.2 years, compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. 6 of the 25 were convicted after a trial.
32 people were sentenced for assault offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 27 (84%) received a prison term with a median of 48 months, and 5 (16%) received probation only. The national median for this offense type was 42 months.
All 41 people sentenced for drug possession in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2017 to 2024 pleaded guilty. 27 of them (66%) received probation only, and 14 (34%) received a prison term with a median of 1.8 months. Across all 94 federal districts the median prison term for this offe
Of the 86 people sentenced for money laundering in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 20% (17) received a sentence within the guideline range, and 42% (36) were sentenced below it at the government's request. 82 people (95%) received a prison term, and the median was 62.5
In the Northern District of Florida, 97 of the 137 people sentenced in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type (71%) received probation only, and 35 (26%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 5 months. A fine was ordered for 107 people (78%).
All 138 people sentenced for child pornography (images of child exploitation) offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median prison term was 96.5 months, or 8 years, compared with 90 months across all 94 federal districts. A mandatory min
All 139 people sentenced for sexual abuse offenses in the Northern District of Florida in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 received a prison term. The median prison term was 192 months, or 16 years, and 4 people received a life sentence. A mandatory minimum applied to 132 of the 139 people (95%).
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