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# Federal Administration of Justice Offense Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-administration-of-justice-sentences-district-of-nevada/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:08:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:08:49.000Z
- Description: The District of Nevada sentenced 47 people for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. Of those, 35 (74%) received a prison term and the median was 12 months, the same as the median for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. A total of 45 of the 47 (96%) pleaded guil
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** The District of Nevada sentenced 47 people for administration of justice offenses in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Of those, 35 (74%) received a prison term and the median was 12 months, the same as the median for this offense type in all 94 federal districts. A total of 45 of the 47 (96%) pleaded guilty.

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 47 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/).

## Prison Terms Matched the National Median

The median prison term was 12 months in this district and in all districts. A quarter of those sent to prison received 21 months or more. The data lists the lowest quarter at 0 months or less.

Of the 47 people, 35 (74%) were sent to prison, and 8 (17%) received probation only. In all districts, 72% were sent to prison. The median for all offenses in the District of Nevada was 33 months.

## Which Offenses Are in This Category

"Administration of Justice" is a category assigned by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The most common primary guideline was §2X4.1 (Misprision of Felony), with 15 people. Next were §2A2.4 (Obstructing or Impeding Officers), with 14, and §2J1.2 (Obstruction of Justice), with 8.

A total of 5 people were sentenced under §2J1.6 (Failure to Appear by Defendant). These cases were 1% of the district's 3,640 people sentenced.

## Guilty Pleas

Of the 47 people, 45 pleaded guilty and 2 were convicted after a trial. In all districts, 93% pleaded guilty.

The median prison term was 12 months after a guilty plea and 25.5 months after a trial. The trial figure is based on 2 people, so it cannot support a comparison. Among guilty pleas, 96% had a written plea agreement and 4% were straight pleas.

A mandatory minimum applied to 1 person (2%).

## Within and Below the Guideline Range

Of the 45 people with guideline information, 22 (49%) were sentenced within the range. In all districts the share was 48%, and for all offenses in this district it was 33%.

Another 9 (20%) were below the range at the government's request, and 14 (31%) were below it without a request. None was above it.

## Supervised Release, Financial Orders, and Criminal History

Supervised release was ordered for 30 people (64%), with a median term of 30 months. A fine was ordered for 2 (4%), and restitution for 7 (15%).

On criminal history, 33% were in the lowest category, category I, and 22% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## Counts by Fiscal Year

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 28 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 19\. Yearly counts range from 1 to 9.

The yearly medians range from 0.1 months to 41 months. The 41-month median is for a year with 2 people. The records do not support describing a trend.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 5                | 16.5 months   | 3 of 5         |
| 2017        | 8                | 18 months     | 8 of 8         |
| 2018        | 9                | 1.5 months    | 9 of 9         |
| 2019        | 6                | 12 months     | 6 of 6         |
| 2020        | 8                | 15.5 months   | 8 of 8         |
| 2021        | 3                | 13.5 months   | 3 of 3         |
| 2022        | 2                | 41 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2023        | 3                | 0.1 months    | 3 of 3         |
| 2024        | 1                | 24 months     | 1 of 1         |
| 2025        | 2                | 15 months     | 2 of 2         |

## Limits of the Data

Creech AFB and Nellis AFB are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court.

The data covers only people who were convicted and sentenced, and prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served. It does not describe the facts of any case.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Nevada (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Nevada") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Administration of Justice" (47). 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.

**Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge.

## 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 Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-nevada/) (overview)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (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.