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Aggravated Identity-Theft Cases Fell 8% Over Four Years
Sentencing Commission data show 561 federal cases in fiscal 2025 involved the mandatory consecutive identity-theft statute, with an average sentence of 54 months.
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Federal Courts Sentenced 718 Financial-Instrument Fraud Cases in 2025
Sentencing Commission data puts the median loss at $152,596 and the average prison term at 28 months.
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Federal Escape Cases Fell to 253 in 2025
Nearly two-thirds involved non-secure community custody, while 2% involved force or a threat of force, Sentencing Commission data show.
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Federal Courts Sentenced 110 Organizations; Environmental Crimes Led the List
U.S. Sentencing Commission data show environmental offenses at 37% of cases, while the median fine reached $500,000 and effective compliance programs were rare.
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Federal Prison Population Reached 154,932; 61% Had Mandatory-Minimum Offenses
Sentencing Commission data show most people in federal custody were sentenced within the past decade, with an average imposed term of 153 months.
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Federal Robbery Sentences Averaged 108 Months in Fiscal 2025
The Sentencing Commission counted 1,233 robbery cases; sentences averaged 160 months with a Section 924(c) conviction and 72 months without one.
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Federal Courts Sentenced 7,245 People Under Section 922(g) in 2025
The Sentencing Commission says 89% of the cases involved a prior felony conviction and the average sentence was 63 months.
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59% of Federal Sentences Were Within Guideline Ranges Through March
Preliminary Sentencing Commission data counted 19,136 within-range cases among 32,390 cases eligible for the comparison.
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Immigration Cases Were 40.9% of Federal Sentences Through March
The Sentencing Commission’s preliminary report counted 32,586 cases, with the Fifth Circuit alone accounting for about one-third of the total.
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Federal Supervised-Release Rate Fell to 82% in Fiscal 2025
The Sentencing Commission counted 50,688 prison sentences followed by supervision, down five percentage points from fiscal 2021.
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Federal Tax-Fraud Median Loss Hit $546,562 in 2025
The Sentencing Commission counted 324 tax-fraud cases; 68% resulted in prison and the average sentence was 17 months.
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Federal Zero-Point Sentencing Adjustment Reached 17,341 Cases
The Sentencing Commission says 72% of people with zero criminal-history points received the two-level adjustment in fiscal 2025, with immigration cases dominating.
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Mandatory Minimums Applied in 15% of Federal Sentences in 2025
The Sentencing Commission counted 13,926 cases carrying a statutory floor; one-third of convicted defendants received relief from that penalty.
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USSC Counts 517 National-Defense Cases in Fiscal 2025
The category rose 132% from fiscal 2021, but the Sentencing Commission says a 2025 border designation brought some illegal-entry convictions into the count.