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# Federal Bribery and Corruption Sentences in the Northern District of Georgia, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-bribery-corruption-sentences-northern-district-of-georgia/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:03:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:03:03.000Z
- Description: 69 people were sentenced for bribery or corruption offenses in the Northern District of Georgia in fiscal years 2016 to 2024. 47 (68%) received a prison term, with a median of 18 months, the same as for this offense type across all 94 districts. Only 16% (11) were sentenced within the guideline rang
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** 69 people were sentenced for bribery or corruption offenses in the Northern District of Georgia in fiscal years 2016 to 2024\. 47 (68%) received a prison term, with a median of 18 months, the same as for this offense type across all 94 districts. Only 16% (11) were sentenced within the guideline range.

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 69 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/).

## Few Sentences Within the Guideline Range

All 69 people had a guideline range recorded. 16% (11) were sentenced within the range. 62% (43) were below it at the government's request, and 20% (14) were below it without a government request. 1% (1) was above it.

Across all 94 districts, 21% of sentences for this offense type were within the range. The share within the range was lower here. For all offenses in this district, the figure was 32%.

The records show how many sentences were below the range at the government's request. They do not show the reasons.

## Prison Terms and Probation

47 of the 69 people (68%) received a prison term. 10 (14%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. Across all districts, 74% were sent to prison.

Among those sent to prison, the median prison term was 18 months. A quarter received 33.5 months or more, and a quarter received 9.5 months or less. The median for all offenses in this district was 41 months, which is higher than the median for this offense type.

## Which Guidelines Applied?

The U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type is "Bribery/Corruption." The most common primary guideline was §2C1.1, Offering, Giving, Soliciting, or Receiving a Bribe, with 53 people.

Next was §2B4.1, Bribery in Procurement of Bank Loan and Other Commercial Bribery, with 10\. §2C1.3, Conflict of Interest, had 3, and §2C1.2, Offering, Giving, Soliciting, or Receiving a Gratuity, had 1.

These cases were 1% of the 5,362 people sentenced in the district in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. 44 were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019, and 25 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025.

## Pleas and Trials

62 of the 69 people (90%) pleaded guilty, and 7 were convicted after a trial. Across all districts, 91% pleaded guilty. For all offenses in this district, the figure was 96%.

The median prison term after a guilty plea was 18 months. After a trial it was 28.5 months, based on 6 people. Every guilty plea had a written plea agreement, and none was a straight plea.

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 69 people with that information recorded.

## Supervised Release, Fines, and Restitution

44 people (64%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 15 people (22%), and restitution for 22 (32%).

87% were in the lowest criminal history category, category I, and 3% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## Counts by Year

The yearly count was highest in fiscal year 2018, at 13 people, and lowest in fiscal year 2022, at 2\. The median prison term was 60 months in fiscal year 2023 and 3.5 months in fiscal year 2021\. The table has no row for fiscal year 2025.

Counts of 2 to 13 people make each yearly median uncertain, and the table does not show a trend.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 11               | 7.5 months    | 100%           |
| 2017        | 9                | 28.5 months   | 6 of 9         |
| 2018        | 13               | 18 months     | 92%            |
| 2019        | 11               | 18 months     | 91%            |
| 2020        | 5                | 22 months     | 5 of 5         |
| 2021        | 6                | 3.5 months    | 6 of 6         |
| 2022        | 2                | 7.5 months    | 2 of 2         |
| 2023        | 9                | 60 months     | 7 of 9         |
| 2024        | 3                | 37 months     | 3 of 3         |

## What These Numbers Leave Out

The Commission counts only people who were convicted and sentenced, so acquittals and dismissals are not included. Prison terms are those imposed, not time served.

The sheet does not say whether the people were public officials or private parties, so it cannot separate public corruption from commercial bribery beyond the guideline names.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Georgia North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Bribery/Corruption" (69). 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 Northern District of Georgia, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-georgia/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Georgia, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-georgia/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Georgia, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-georgia/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Georgia, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-northern-district-of-georgia/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Georgia, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-georgia/) (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.