> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Federal Administration of Justice Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-administration-of-justice-sentences-eastern-district-of-new-york/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:31:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:31:33.000Z - Description: 62 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in the Eastern District of New York in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 40 (65%) received a prison term, and 21 (34%) received probation only. The median prison term was 10 months, compared with 12 months across all 94 federal districts. No m - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY201](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-eastern-district-of-new-york/) › Administration of Justice Offense: Eastern District of New York **In brief:** 62 people were sentenced for administration of justice offenses in the Eastern District of New York in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. 40 (65%) received a prison term, and 21 (34%) received probation only. The median prison term was 10 months, compared with 12 months across all 94 federal districts. No mandatory minimum applied to anyone. 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 62 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/). ## What This Offense Type Covers "Administration of Justice" is the Commission's name for offenses that interfere with the courts and law enforcement. In this district, §2J1.2 (Obstruction of Justice) was the most common primary guideline, with 33 people. After that came §2A2.4 (Obstructing or Impeding Officers) with 9, §2J1.6 (Failure to Appear by Defendant) with 8, and §2X4.1 (Misprision of Felony) with 7. Altogether, these 62 people were less than 1% of the 6,411 people sentenced in the district in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. ## Sentences of Prison and Probation 40 people (65%) went to prison. 21 (34%) were placed on probation only. For those who went to prison, the median term was 10 months, with a quarter at 25.5 months or more and a quarter at 1.4 months or less. The national median for this type was 12 months, and 72% of people nationally went to prison. The median for all offenses here was 27 months. Terms in this data are the sentences imposed, not time served. ## Guilty Pleas and Trial Convictions 52 people (84%) pleaded guilty, and 10 were convicted after a trial. After a guilty plea the median prison term was 8 months. After a trial it was 30 months, counting the 7 people who were sent to prison. 94% of the guilty pleas had a written agreement, and 6% did not. The national plea rate for the type was 93%, and the plea rate for all offenses in this district was 95%. ## Range and Mandatory Minimums Of the 62 sentences, 22 (35%) were inside the calculated guideline range. 11 (18%) were below it at the government's request, and 29 (47%) were below it without such a request. None was above it. Nationally, 48% of sentences for this type were within the range, and for all offenses in this district the figure was 24%. The district's share for this type is lower than the national share and higher than its own overall share. No mandatory minimum applied to any of the 62 people with that information recorded. ## Supervised Release, Fines, and Criminal History 32 people (52%) were ordered to serve supervised release, with a median term of 24 months. 13 (21%) were ordered to pay a fine, and 11 (18%) to pay restitution. 71% were in Category I, the lowest criminal history category, and 0% were in Category VI, the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Small Yearly Counts Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 18 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 44\. The table has between 2 people (fiscal year 2025) and 13 people (fiscal year 2023) in a year. Single-year medians go from 0 months to 42 months and rest on small groups, so they are not a trend. The Commission data lists people who were convicted and sentenced. Anyone acquitted or whose case was dismissed is not in it. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 3 | 13 months | 3 of 3 | | 2017 | 6 | 14 months | 6 of 6 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 months | 1 of 1 | | 2019 | 8 | 18 months | 5 of 8 | | 2020 | 3 | 42 months | 2 of 3 | | 2021 | 9 | 4.9 months | 6 of 9 | | 2022 | 10 | 7 months | 90% | | 2023 | 13 | 15 months | 85% | | 2024 | 7 | 0.2 months | 7 of 7 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 months | 2 of 2 | ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Eastern District of New York (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "New York East") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Administration of Justice" (62). 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 Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-eastern-district-of-new-york/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-eastern-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-eastern-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-eastern-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-eastern-district-of-new-york/) (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.