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Feds Seek Public Comment on Meth Sentencing, Untouched for Decades

The United States Sentencing Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines, which could for ...
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Recalibrating Economic Crime Sentencing: The U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Proposed Reforms to Section 2B1.1 and What They Mean for the Defense Bar

Federal sentencing for fraud and theft offenses has long been dominated by a single metric: monetary loss. Section 2B1.1 of ...
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U.S. Sentencing Commission approves revisions to federal sentencing guidelines

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Changes are coming to federal sentencing guidelines unless Congress votes against them. The bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission met on April 11, 2025, and voted ...
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Sentencing Statistics: White-Collar Lawyers Should Try More Cases

Criminal defense attorney Fred Hafetz and Sentencingstats.com, Inc. co-founder Mark Allenbaugh provide an analysis based on U.S. Sentencing Commission data of the difference in sentences between ...
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2025 Update to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines: A Streamlined Two-Step Process

On November 1, 2025, the most recent amendments to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual went into effect. Among other changes, the amendments streamline the sentencing process from three steps to two ...