Tag: United States Sentencing Commission (USSC)

U.S. Sentencing Commission Seeks Comment on New Round of Proposed 2025 Amendments

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Source: ussc.gov 1/1/2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the bipartisan United States Sentencing Commission voted unanimously to publish two sets of proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2025 (watch the meeting). Today’s proposals, along with those issued last month, stem from public input the Commission has received in recent years, including more than 1,200 pages of comments received earlier this amendment cycle. Today’s proposals further respond to roundtables the Commission held last year on supervised release and drug sentencing. The first set of proposals issued today update…

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Read the new 2024 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual amendments that are effective Nov 1, 2024

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Source: ussc.gov 11/1/24 The U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan, independent agency located in the judicial branch of government, was created by Congress in 1984 to reduce sentencing disparities and promote transparency and proportionality in sentencing. The Commission collects, analyzes, and distributes a broad array of information on federal sentencing practices.  The Commission also continuously establishes and amends sentencing guidelines for the judicial branch and assists the other branches in developing effective and efficient crime policy. Read the guidelines  

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Cyber Technology in Federal Crime

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Source: United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) 9/18/24 There has been little analysis on the individuals sentenced for a federal offense who used cyber technology for illegal purposes. In developing this report, the Commission collected information on individuals sentenced for offenses using cryptocurrency, the dark web, and hacking for fiscal years 2014 through 2021. This report provides demographic and sentencing information for those individuals who used at least one of three types of cyber technology during their offenses—hacking, cryptocurrency, and the dark web—along with the types of offenses committed using these…

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