Highlights
- The ruling limits types of conduct that can be charged under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
- The ruling provides much-needed guidance for federal prosecutors but makes it more difficult to...more
As noted in the main article, four categories of offenses represent over 80% of the total national caseload: immigration, drugs, firearms, and fraud-related financial offenses. Here’s a closer look at the categorical data...more
8/9/2019
/ Caseloads ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Firearms ,
Fraud ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Law Enforcement ,
State Immigration Laws ,
Trump Administration
This article is the second in a series analyzing the Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for Fiscal Year 2018, recently released by the United States Sentencing Commission. As discussed in our first article, the...more
8/9/2019
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Possession ,
FBI ,
Federal Prosecutors ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Felonies ,
Fiscal Year ,
Illegal Drugs ,
Law Enforcement ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Sentencing ,
Trump Administration