Tag: federal sentencing guidelines

Josh found this article that appeared in USA Today less than 2 weeks ago: The Supreme Court made it harder Thursday for most defendants to challenge their federal prison sentences. Appeals courts that review prison terms imposed by trial judges may deem them reasonable if they fall within federal sentencing guidelines adopted in the mid-1980s, […]

This is the true culture of corruption: Rep. Bob Ney agreed Friday to plead guilty to federal criminal charges he made false statements and conspired to commit fraud and violate federal lobbying laws in the congressional corruption probe spawned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Ney, R-Ohio, who for months had defiantly denied any wrongdoing, said […]