Sentences with phrase «u.s. federal sentencing guidelines»

The U.S. Federal sentencing guidelines reward companies for even attempting to do a competent job of implementing an ethics and compliance program.

Not exact matches

U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto issued the ruling Monday, saying it did not matter that investors eventually came out ahead since the amount of loss plays a significant role in federal sentencing guidelines.

U.S. District Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy will rely on federal sentencing guidelines if he sentences Scarborough, and must publicly state his justifications if he sentences the lawmaker to less or more time than are called for in the guidelines, which take into account factors such as a defendant's criminal history and acceptance of responsibility for their crimes.

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Defended an individual after plea - convicted of money - laundering conspiracy for misuse of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Service funds, and obtained a downward departure from federal sentencing guidelines of more than 20 levels, from a substantial sentence of incarceration to a sentence of probation

In Boston, U.S. District Judge William Young yesterday declared the federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional, according to the Associated Press via the Boston Globe:

They include volumes covering Title 18 of the U.S. Code, the federal sentencing guidelines, the federal search and seizure manual, various Texas codes and rules, and various federal court rules.

The petition also had urged the Court to reconsider its 2005 decision in U.S. v. Booker that salvaged the federal Sentencing Guidelines by making them advisory, not mandatory.

Federal sentencing guidelines are extremely complicated, and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on how courts may interpret the guidelines has only made things more complex.

The latest issue of the journal Federal Probation, which is published by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, features a special section looking at «30 Years with Federal Sentencing Guidelines.»

Retained at sentencing phase and obtained a 20 - level downward departure under federal sentencing guidelines (from a substantial sentence of incarceration to a 60 - day sentence at a halfway house and probation) for an individual who pled guilty to federal money - laundering conspiracy for misuse of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utility Service funds.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark Wolf's sentence was harsher than federal guidelines and went beyond prosecutors» recommendation for a 21 - month prison term.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines, found under 18 U.S. Code § 3553, are intended to provide federal judges with consistent sentencing ranges, based on how serious the crime was as well as the individual offender's criminal history and characterFederal Sentencing Guidelines, found under 18 U.S. Code § 3553, are intended to provide federal judges with consistent sentencing ranges, based on how serious the crime was as well as the individual offender's criminal history and characSentencing Guidelines, found under 18 U.S. Code § 3553, are intended to provide federal judges with consistent sentencing ranges, based on how serious the crime was as well as the individual offender's criminal history and characterfederal judges with consistent sentencing ranges, based on how serious the crime was as well as the individual offender's criminal history and characsentencing ranges, based on how serious the crime was as well as the individual offender's criminal history and characteristics.

Oversaw the creation and implementation of the corporate compliance program in lieu of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines as outlined by U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.