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# Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Eastern District of New York, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-other-sentences-eastern-district-of-new-york/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:00:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:00:10.000Z
- Description: In the Eastern District of New York, 11 people were sentenced in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type in fiscal years 2016 to 2023. Probation only was the most common result: 8 people (73%). A prison term went to 3 (27%), with a median of 1.2 months. Across all 94 districts, 38% wer
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** In the Eastern District of New York, 11 people were sentenced in the U.S. Sentencing Commission's "Other" offense type in fiscal years 2016 to 2023\. Probation only was the most common result: 8 people (73%). A prison term went to 3 (27%), with a median of 1.2 months. Across all 94 districts, 38% were sent to prison.

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 11 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 the Other Category Is

"Other" is a catch-all offense type in the Commission's data. It holds cases that do not fit the named categories, so the cases in it have little in common.

In this district, the most common primary guideline was §2D2.2 (Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Forgery, Fraud, Deception, or Subterfuge), used for 5 people. Next was §2X5.2 (Class A Misdemeanors (Not Covered by Another Specific Offense Guideline)), used for 4.

One person each was sentenced under §2A5.2 (Interference with Flight Crew Member or Flight Attendant) and §2X3.1 (Accessory After the Fact). These cases were less than 1% of the 6,411 people sentenced in the district.

## Probation Was the Usual Sentence

Of the 11 people, 8 (73%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. Across all districts, 38% of people in this offense type were sent to prison, so probation only was less common there.

The 3 people sent to prison had a median prison term of 1.2 months. A quarter received 21.6 months or more, and a quarter received 0.6 months or less. With 3 people, the median is not a stable figure.

The all-district median was 0.2 months. For all offenses in this district, it was 27 months.

## Sentences Within the Guideline Range

The sentence was within the guideline range for 10 of the 11 people (91%). One sentence (9%) was below the range without a request from the government. None was above the range or below it at the government's request.

Across all districts, 90% of sentences in this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in this district, the share was 24%.

## Guilty Pleas and Penalties

All 11 people (100%) pleaded guilty, and none was convicted after a trial. Across all districts, 98% pleaded guilty. Among the guilty pleas, 91% had a written plea agreement, and 9% were straight pleas.

A fine was ordered for 6 people (55%), and restitution for 2 (18%). Supervised release followed prison for 2 people (18%), with a median term of 24 months. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 0 of the 11.

In criminal history, 82% were in the lowest category (Category I), and 0% were in the highest (Category VI).

## Yearly Counts

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 have 7 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 have 4 people. The last year with any case is fiscal year 2023.

Fiscal year 2019 has a median of 42 months, based on 3 people. Several years show "n/a" because no one in them was sent to prison. With 1 to 3 people a year, the table does not show a trend. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 through the end of September.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 3                | 0.6 months    | 3 of 3         |
| 2018        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |
| 2019        | 3                | 42 months     | 3 of 3         |
| 2022        | 3                | n/a           | 3 of 3         |
| 2023        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |

## Limits of the Records

The Commission counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not included, and prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served.

Because the category mixes unrelated offenses and only 11 people are in it, the records cannot describe a typical case.

### 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 "Other" (11). 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.