The US Sentencing Commission created “JSIN” (sounds like “Jason”) as a resource for Judges who want to understand how defendants are really being sentenced under the guidelines. And, currently thirty-one federal jurisdictions are now incorporating JSIN data into the pre-sentence report. But, are the stats accurate? Could these numbers help or harm defendants? IN THIS
Mark Allenbaugh’s guest appearance on Drugs on the Docket Podcast
Listen to our president and co-founder, Mark Allenbaugh talks sentencing on The Ohio State University Lawschool’s podocast, Drugs on the Docket: #federalsentencing #sentencingstatistics #sentencinganalysis
Big Changes coming to Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Our founder, Mark Allenbaugh, has a fascinating discussion about the Federal Sentencing Guideline changes coming from the Federal Sentencing Commission, with Federal defense attorney Doug Passon on his podcast, “Set for Sentencing”. #federalsentencing #sentencingstatistics #sentencinganalysis
Stephen K. Bannon Sentencing Analysis
Steve Bannon is set for sentencing on Oct. 21, 2022, after a jury found him guilty of two counts of Contempt of Congress. But, like many of the recent Trump-adjacent prosecutions, we are in uncharted waters. Therefore, helping us get Set for Sentencing to sort all this out, our returning champion, Mark Allenbaugh.
Priorities for the Newly Minted Federal Sentencing Guidelines
In this case, we deal with the “ABCs” of federal fraud sentencing, meaning, we’re doing a deep comparative analysis of three recent high profile cases: MICHAEL AVENATTI, SUNNY BALWANI, and JULIE & TODD CHRISLEY.
Elizabeth Holmes Post Sentencing Analysis
On Friday, 11/18/22, a federal judge sentenced Elizabeth Holmes to over eleven years in prison. Ms. Holmes was convicted after trial of a “fake it ’till you make it” fraud involving her company Theranos, and the revolutionary blood testing technology dream machine that was not to be. There are many lessons we can learn from
Sunny Balwani (Elizabeth Holmes co-defendant) Sentencing Analysis
In this case, we deal with the “ABCs” of federal fraud sentencing, meaning, we’re doing a deep comparative analysis of three recent high profile cases: MICHAEL AVENATTI, SUNNY BALWANI, and JULIE & TODD CHRISLEY.
COVID-19 UDPATE Dec. 7, 2020
We review the BOP’s latest COVID-19 infection, which indicate the highest active infections among inmates and staff yet. Exclusive charts referenced are attached in a PDF. https://youtu.be/cMa1Tp9KZG0
DAY 51
FCI-Lompoc is in the midst of a crisis, which begs the question what other facilities may be experiencing the same. Without data indicating the number of tests being administered by facility–including privately operated ones–no one knows. On Day 51 of its outbreak, the BOP still has nearly twice the number of confirmed infections as the