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• §2A1.5 Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2018

  Only 24 people were sentenced in federal court under §2A1.5, "Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder," in fiscal year 2018. For 12 of them (50%) the sentence was within the guideline range, a higher share than the 30% for all years of this guideline. The median prison term was 120 months (10 ye

• §2A1.5 Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2017

  In fiscal year 2017, the median prison term was 300 months for people convicted at trial under §2A1.5, "Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder," and 96 months for people who pleaded guilty. The sheet counts 49 people in all, with a median of 108 months (9 years). The trial group had 10 people,

• §2A1.5 Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2016

  Guideline §2A1.5, "Conspiracy or Solicitation to Commit Murder," was the primary guideline for 38 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2016. Every one of them went to prison, with a median term of 120 months (10 years). Few sentences matched the calculated range: 16% were within it, and

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2025

  The median prison term for the 21 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2025 under §2B3.2, "Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage," was 62.6 months (5.2 years). That is the highest median in the yearly table for this guideline, and it is higher than the 24 months for ev

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2024

  In fiscal year 2024, 28 people were sentenced in federal court with §2B3.2, "Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage," as the primary guideline. The median prison term was 30 months (2.5 years), and 61% were ordered to pay restitution. The 2 people convicted after a trial had a medi

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2023

  Of the 31 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2023 under §2B3.2, "Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage," all 31 received a prison term. The median prison term was 34 months (2.8 years). Only 19% of sentences were within the guideline range, and 48% were below the ran

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2022

  In fiscal year 2022, 23 people were sentenced in federal court under guideline §2B3.2, "Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage." All 23 pleaded guilty, 19 of them (83%) received a prison term, and the median prison term was 57 months (4.8 years). That median is higher than the 37 m

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2021

  In fiscal year 2021, the median prison term under guideline §2B3.2 was 30 months (2.5 years), about the same as the 29-month median for all federal cases that year. It was lower than the 40.5 months in fiscal year 2020 and the 57 months in fiscal year 2022. A total of 28 people were sentenced under

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2020

  In fiscal year 2020, the most common result for the 23 people sentenced under guideline §2B3.2 was a sentence below the guideline range at the government's request: 8 people (35%). Only 7 people (30%) were sentenced within the range. The median prison term was 40.5 months (3.4 years).

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2019

  In fiscal year 2019, the median prison term under guideline §2B3.2 was 41 months (3.4 years), which was higher than the 21-month median for all federal cases that year. All 45 people sentenced under this guideline received a prison term. A total of 49% of the sentences were within the guideline rang

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2018

  In fiscal year 2018, 7 of the 41 people sentenced under guideline §2B3.2 were convicted after a trial, and 34 (83%) pleaded guilty. The guilty plea share was the lowest of any fiscal year in the table below. The median prison term was 37.5 months after a guilty plea and 36 months after a trial.

• §2B3.2 Extortion by Force or Threat of Injury or Serious Damage: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2017

  In fiscal year 2017, 4 of the 41 people sentenced under guideline §2B3.2 (10%) received probation only, and 36 (88%) were sentenced to prison. The median prison term was 38.5 months (3.2 years). Restitution was ordered for 18 people (44%).

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