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# Federal Extortion and Racketeering Sentences in the District of Connecticut, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-extortion-racketeering-sentences-district-of-connecticut/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:13:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:13:05.000Z
- Description: In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 10 people were sentenced for extortion or racketeering in the District of Connecticut, and all 10 received a prison term. The median was 36 months, compared with 30 months for this offense type in all 94 districts. Of the 10, 9 pleaded guilty.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** In fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 10 people were sentenced for extortion or racketeering in the District of Connecticut, and all 10 received a prison term. The median was 36 months, compared with 30 months for this offense type in all 94 districts. Of the 10, 9 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 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/).

## Every Person Received Prison

All 10 people (100%) received a prison term, and none received probation only. In all districts, 81% of people in this offense type were sent to prison.

The median prison term was 36 months (3 years). A quarter received 75 months or more, and a quarter received 15 months or less. The gap between 75 months and 15 months shows that terms in this small group varied a great deal.

The district's median for all offenses was 36 months. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served.

## Guidelines Used in These Cases

"Extortion/Racketeering" is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type. Each of the following 3 guidelines was used for 3 people: §2E2.1 (Making or Financing an Extortionate Extension of Credit), §2B3.3 (Blackmail and Similar Forms of Extortion), and §2B3.2 (Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage).

One person was sentenced under §2E1.4 (Use of Interstate Commerce Facilities in the Commission of Murder-For-Hire). The group is less than 1% of the 3,174 people sentenced in the district.

## Guilty Plea and Trial Terms

A total of 9 of the 10 people (90%) pleaded guilty, and 1 was convicted after a trial. Nationally, 95% pleaded guilty. Among the guilty pleas, 8 of 9 had a written plea agreement, and 1 of 9 was a straight plea.

The median prison term after a guilty plea was 30 months. The one trial case received 120 months. A single case cannot show how trials compare with pleas.

## Sentences and the Guideline Range

A total of 4 people (40%) were sentenced within the guideline range. The national figure was 36%, and the district's figure for all offenses was 30%.

2 people (20%) were below the range at the government's request, and 3 (30%) were below it without a government request. One person (10%) was above the range. No mandatory minimum applied to anyone in the group (0%).

## Supervision and Money Orders

All 10 people (100%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison. The median term was 36 months.

A fine was ordered for 2 people (20%), and restitution for 3 (30%). In criminal history, 70% were in the lowest category and 0% in the highest.

## Years With Sentences

The table lists these fiscal years: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2025\. In fiscal year 2016, 4 people were sentenced, and in fiscal year 2017, 3 were. The other years had 1 person each.

From fiscal years 2016 to 2019, 8 people were sentenced. From fiscal years 2020 to 2025, the total was 2 people. These counts are too small to show a trend.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 4                | 27 months     | 4 of 4         |
| 2017        | 3                | 24 months     | 3 of 3         |
| 2019        | 1                | 121 months    | 1 of 1         |
| 2020        | 1                | 120 months    | 0 of 1         |
| 2025        | 1                | 84 months     | 1 of 1         |

## Limits

The data counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in it.

The records do not describe the facts of any case or explain any sentence.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Connecticut (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Connecticut") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Extortion/Racketeering" (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 Connecticut, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-connecticut/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Connecticut, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-connecticut/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Connecticut, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-connecticut/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Connecticut, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-connecticut/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Robbery Sentences in the District of Connecticut, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-district-of-connecticut/) (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.