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# Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-other-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:00:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:00:24.000Z
- Description: 20 people in the Western District of New York were sentenced for offenses the U.S. Sentencing Commission labels "Other" in fiscal years 2016 to 2025. 14 of them (70%) received probation only, and 5 (25%) received a prison term. The median prison term among those 5 was 6 months.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** 20 people in the Western District of New York were sentenced for offenses the U.S. Sentencing Commission labels "Other" in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. 14 of them (70%) received probation only, and 5 (25%) received a prison term. The median prison term among those 5 was 6 months.

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 20 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 Contains

"Other" is a catch-all offense type used by the U.S. Sentencing Commission for cases that do not fit its named categories. It does not describe one kind of crime, so the numbers below describe a mixed group.

The most common primary guidelines were §2D2.2 (Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Forgery, Fraud, Deception, or Subterfuge), with 8 people, and §2X5.2 (Class A Misdemeanors (Not Covered by Another Specific Offense Guideline)), with 8 people. 2 people were sentenced under §2D1.12 (Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Distribution, Transportation, Exportation, or Importation of Prohibited Flask, Equipment, Chemical, Product, or Material), and 1 under §2D1.11 (Unlawfully Distributing, Importing, Exporting or Possessing a Listed Chemical).

## Most Received Probation Only

14 of the 20 people (70%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. 5 (25%) received a prison term. Across all 94 districts, 38% of people in this offense type were sent to prison, so the share here was lower.

Among the 5 sent to prison, a quarter received 46 months or more, and a quarter received 2 months or less. The median prison term was 6 months. In all 94 districts, the median prison term for this offense type was 0.2 months. For all offenses in this district, it was 41 months.

## Sentences Within the Guideline Range

17 of the 20 people (85%) were sentenced within the guideline range. 1 (5%) was below the range at the government's request, and 2 (10%) were below it without a request. None were above the range.

In all 94 districts, 90% of sentences in this category were within the range. Across all offenses in the district, the figure was 42%.

## Pleas and Plea Agreements

19 of the 20 people (95%) pleaded guilty, and 1 was convicted after a trial. All guilty pleas (100%) had a written plea agreement.

The median prison term after a guilty plea was 24 months. The single trial conviction led to a 6-month term. With 1 person at trial and few prison terms overall, these numbers cannot be compared.

## Supervised Release, Fines, and Restitution

5 people (25%) were ordered to serve supervised release after prison, with a median term of 12 months. A fine was ordered for 6 people (30%), and restitution for 8 (40%). No mandatory minimum prison term applied to anyone (0%).

70% were in the lowest criminal history category, and 5% were in the highest. Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

## Yearly Counts

Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 9 people, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 11 people. The table shows between 1 and 3 people in each year. Several years show no median prison term.

These cases were less than 1% of the 4,205 people sentenced in the district. The counts do not show a trend.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 3                | n/a           | 3 of 3         |
| 2017        | 2                | 6 months      | 1 of 2         |
| 2018        | 2                | 54.5 months   | 2 of 2         |
| 2019        | 2                | 2 months      | 2 of 2         |
| 2020        | 2                | n/a           | 2 of 2         |
| 2021        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |
| 2022        | 3                | n/a           | 3 of 3         |
| 2024        | 2                | 0.3 months    | 2 of 2         |
| 2025        | 3                | n/a           | 3 of 3         |

## Limits of the Data

The data counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in it. Because the category is a mix, the records cannot show what typical conduct led to these sentences.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Western District of New York (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "New York West") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Other" (20). 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 Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-western-district-of-new-york/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-western-district-of-new-york/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Western District of New York, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-western-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.