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26 Jan 2009, 4:30 pm
During 2008, Congress snuck a few new laws in, and today the Sentencing Commission released its proposed guideline amendments for 2009 (pdf), adding the new offenses and increased penalties. [read post]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the formerly popular cryptocurrency exchange FTX exchange was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $11 billion in assets by a federal judge in New York on Thursday. [read post]
13 Oct 2018, 9:33 am by Douglas A. Berman
As highlighted via recent posts here and here, momentum seems to be picking up again for the passage of a version of the federal FIRST STEP Act that would reform federal prison practices and tweak federal sentencing rules. [read post]
11 Mar 2004, 12:59 am
A recent letter from the federal judge who sentenced him described Noriega as "'good candidate for parole'', citing his advancing age (he is now 70), his apparently-sincere " [read post]
16 Mar 2009, 11:35 pm
Sentencing Commission to Reject Amendments on Use of ProxiesWashington, D.C. - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today urged the United States Sentencing Commission to reject modifications to federal sentencing guidelines that would require extra prison time for people who use technology that hides one's identity or location.Under current rules, a [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 9:39 am by Barco Reference Librarian
The United States Sentencing Commission has released a Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 6:33 am
Sentencing Commission for the first time questioned federal judges on [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 10:59 am by Mike Scarcella
A former Federal Trade Commission supply clerk who stole more than $218,000 from the agency was sentenced today in Washington federal district court to 18 months in prison. [read post]
4 Mar 2008, 7:37 am
But only after I attend this terrific the Seventeenth Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, co-sponsored by the US Sentencing Commission and the Federal Bar Association, which is scheduled for May 21-23 in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida! [read post]
28 May 2010, 6:21 pm by Jeralyn
Sentencing Commission held a hearing yesterday on mandatory minimum sentences. [read post]
6 Nov 2007, 8:38 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday issued a one-sentence ruling rejecting an appeal from Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [JURIST news archive] challenging a US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) [DOD materials] decision to send Khadr's case back to a military tribunal. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 12:01 pm
The US Sentencing Commission on its website has now posted here its "Federal Register Notice of proposed priorities and request for public comment. [read post]
7 Oct 2009, 6:25 am
District Court Chief Judge Mark Wolf's sentence was harsher than federal guidelines and went beyond prosecutors' recommendation for a 21-month prison term. [read post]
17 Oct 2008, 11:06 am
Sentencing Commission sets the parameters federal judges are obliged to follow in sentencing convicted felons. [read post]
30 Sep 2008, 9:16 pm
A new report just released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics provides a different perspective on federal crime and punishment than is provided by the data produced by the US Sentencing Commission. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 9:33 am by Green and Associates
Lee was also ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution and a $2.8 million fine.These sentencing enhancements show how the amount of loss in a fraud case in California state court, like federal court, has a significant impact on the total sentence that can be imposed. [read post]
1 Oct 2007, 4:01 pm
Sentencing Commission, Report to Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Statement to FAMM Members about Crack Amendments American Bar Association, Letter to USSC Urging Retroactivity of Crack Amendments Mark Osler, More than Numbers: A Proposal For Rational Drug Sentences Lisa Lewis, Federal Drug Sentencing Reform after Booker STATEMENTS FROM HOUSE HEARING ON FEDERAL… [read post]
20 Apr 2010, 12:57 pm by Marcia Coyle
Sentencing Commission recently voted to send Congress amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines that, among other changes, would increase the availability of alternatives to prison and would alter the sentencing of corporate offenders. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 3:29 am by Benjamin Wittes
In today’s Washington Post, Peter Finn has an excellent story on the comparative leniency of sentencing in military commissions to date compared with sentencing in federal court. [read post]