Analysis of real court-martial records: charges, verdicts, sentences, counsel experience, and law changes.
Of the 43 federal trials in which 15 U.S.C. 1 was the most serious charge in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 30 ended in an acquittal (70%). Across all 329 cases, 253 defendants (77%) pleaded guilty. Of the 266 convicted, 132 (50%) received a prison term on that charge, with a median term of 6 months.
Of 342 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 18 U.S.C. 1014, 311 (91%) pleaded guilty in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Only 10 went to trial, and 1 of those trials ended in an acquittal. Of the 320 who were convicted, 285 (89%) received a prison term on that cha
Most people convicted under 18 U.S.C. 656 received a prison term on that charge: 287 of 321 (89%), with a median term of 15.5 months. The records cover 348 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 89% pleaded guilty, 7% had their charges dismissed, and 14 went to trial.
Most federal cases under 18 U.S.C. 930 ended in dismissal, not conviction. Of 350 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 243 (69%) had their cases dismissed and 103 (29%) were convicted. The charge was a Class A misdemeanor for 330 of them (94%).
Nearly every federal case under 18 U.S.C. 1960 ended without a trial. Of 350 defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 with this section as the most serious charge, 323 (92%) pleaded guilty, 26 (7%) had their cases dismissed, and 1 went to trial. Of the 324 convicted, 227 (70%) recei
In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 36 of the 368 federal defendants (10%) whose most serious charge at the end of the case was under 18 U.S.C. 115 went to trial, and 11 of those 36 trials (31%) ended in an acquittal. Most others pleaded guilty: 256 (70%). Among the 281 convicted, 253 (90%) received a pri
Of 322 defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 2320 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 188 (58%) received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 15 months. In all, 389 defendants had a case end under this section: 80% pleaded guilty, 16% had the charges dismissed, and 13 went to trial. Of the
Federal defendants convicted under 18 U.S.C. 471 who received a prison term of 1 month or more had a median term of 24 months (2 years). That figure covers cases that ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of 392 defendants in that period, 369 (94%) pleaded guilty, 19 (5%) had their cases dismissed, an
Nearly every federal case under 18 U.S.C. 1543 ended in a guilty plea: 386 of 394 defendants (98%) in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Only 2 went to trial, and neither ended in an acquittal. Of the 388 convicted, 334 (86%) were sentenced to a prison term on this charge, with a median of 10.5 months.
Of 414 federal defendants whose most serious charge at the end of the case fell under 31 U.S.C. 5324, 339 (82%) pleaded guilty, 63 (15%) had the charges dismissed, and 12 (3%) went to trial. These cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Among the 350 convicted, 193 (55%) received a prison term on
Federal cases under 40 U.S.C. 5104 ended mostly in guilty pleas: 315 of 417 defendants (76%) in fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Every one of the 417 charges was a Class A misdemeanor. Of the 329 people convicted, 94 (29%) received a prison term on that charge, and the median term was 1 month.
Federal courts closed 444 cases under 18 U.S.C. 1153 in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, and 410 of those defendants (92%) were convicted. Most convictions came from guilty pleas: 392 defendants (88%) pleaded guilty, while 23 (5%) went to trial and 5 of those trials ended in an acquittal (22%). The median
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