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# Federal Administration of Justice Offense Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-administration-of-justice-sentences-district-of-maine/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:12:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:12:39.000Z
- Description: The U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 10 people sentenced for administration of justice offenses in the District of Maine in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 7 received a prison term with a median of 16 months, and 3 received probation only. The median for the same offense type across all 94 districts wa
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** The U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 10 people sentenced for administration of justice offenses in the District of Maine in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. 7 received a prison term with a median of 16 months, and 3 received probation only. The median for the same offense type across all 94 districts was 12 months.

Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025

This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 10 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/).

## Obstruction Guidelines Dominate

"Administration of Justice" is the Commission's offense type for cases about interfering with the courts and officers. Of the 10 cases in Maine, 6 were sentenced primarily under §2A2.4 (Obstructing or Impeding Officers), and 3 under §2J1.2 (Obstruction of Justice). One was sentenced under §2J1.3 (Perjury or Subornation of Perjury).

These 10 people were less than 1% of the 1,628 people sentenced in the district in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. With a group this small, each case changes the percentages noticeably.

## Prison Terms and Probation

Of the 10 people, 7 (70%) received a prison term, and 3 (30%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. Among those sent to prison, the median prison term was 16 months. A quarter received 24 months or more, and a quarter received 12 months or less.

The national group for this offense type has 6,448 people. In that group, 72% were sent to prison and the median was 12 months, which is shorter than the Maine median. The district's median for every offense type together was 36 months. The prison terms reported are sentences imposed, and the time actually served is not in these records.

## Guideline Range and Mandatory Minimums

Within the guideline range were 30% of sentences (3). Another 40% (4) were below the range at the government's request, and 30% (3) were below the range without a government request. None was above the range.

For all offenses in Maine, 30% of sentences were within the range, which is the same as this group. For this offense type in all districts, the figure was 48%. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 10 people with that information recorded.

## Pleas

Of the 10 people, 9 (90%) pleaded guilty, and 1 was convicted after a trial. Among the guilty pleas, 5 of 9 had a written plea agreement, and 4 of 9 were straight pleas with no agreement. Nationwide, guilty pleas were 93% for this offense type.

Only people who were convicted and sentenced appear in the Commission's records, so acquittals and dismissals are absent.

## Supervised Release, Fines, and Criminal History

Supervised release after prison was ordered for 7 people (70%), with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 2 (20%), and restitution for 1 (10%).

In criminal history terms, 40% of the 10 were in category I, the lowest, and 10% were in category VI, the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## Counts by Year and Limits

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 account for 2 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 account for 8 people. Federal fiscal years start on October 1 and end the following September.

The table lists the years with cases. Most years have 1 to 3 people, and one median is 0 months. These counts are too small to describe a trend, and the records do not show the facts of any case.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 1                | 24 months     | 1 of 1         |
| 2018        | 1                | 12 months     | 1 of 1         |
| 2022        | 3                | 18 months     | 3 of 3         |
| 2023        | 2                | 24.5 months   | 2 of 2         |
| 2024        | 2                | 0 months      | 1 of 2         |
| 2025        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Maine (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Maine") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Administration of Justice" (10). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories.

Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records.

### What to Keep in Mind

**No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served.

**Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial.

**Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart.

**Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually.

**How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less.

## Related Analysis

- [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article)
- [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts)
- [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method)
- [Federal Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-maine/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Child Pornography Sentences in the District of Maine, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-child-pornography-sentences-district-of-maine/) (same district, other offense type)
- [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)
- [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)

**About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.