Organizations Convicted in Federal Criminal Courts, 1987-1998

These data, collected to assist in the development of
sentencing guidelines, describe offense and sentencing characteristics
for organizations sentenced in federal district courts in 1987-1998.
The United States Sentencing Commission's primary function is to
inform federal courts of sentencing policies and practices that
include guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of
punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes. Court-related
variables include primary offense type, pecuniary offense loss and
gain, dates of disposition and sentencing, method of determination of
guilt, number of counts pled and charged, and dates and types of
sentencing and restitution. Defendant organization variables include
ownership structure, number of owners and employees, highest level of
corporate knowledge of the criminal offense, highest level of
corporate indictment and conviction for participation in the criminal
offense, annual revenue, equity and financial status of the defendant
organization, whether it was a criminal organization, duration of
criminal activity, and risk to national security.
Part 1,
Organizational Defendants Data, 1988, describes offense and sentencing
characteristics for organizations sentenced in federal district courts
in 1988. Part 2, Organizational Defendants Data, 1989-1990, is a
compilation of offense and sentencing characteristics for the
population of organizations sentenced in federal district courts
during the period January 1, 1989, to June 30, 1990. Part 3, Statute
Data, 1989-1990, is a secondary component of the Commission's study
that includes only the statutes of conviction and number of counts per
conviction, during the period January 1, 1989, to June 30, 1990. Part
4, Organizational Defendants Data, 1987-1993, includes all
organizational defendants sentenced pursuant to the Chapter Two, Part
R (1987) antitrust guidelines and the Chapter Eight (1991) sentencing
guidelines for organizational defendants that were sentenced between
November 1, 1987, through September 30, 1993, and were received by the
Commission. Part 5, Organizational Defendants Data, 1994, gives
information on organizational defendants sentenced during fiscal year
October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, and includes culpability
scores and Chapter Eight (1991) culpability scoring procedures. Part
6, Organizational Defendants Data, 1995, covers fiscal year October 1,
1994, through September 30, 1995, and also includes culpability scores
and Chapter Eight (1991) culpability scoring procedures. This file
includes nine defendants sentenced pursuant to Section 2R1.1 (1987)
and 111 defendants sentenced pursuant to the Chapter Eight guidelines.
Part 7, Organizational Defendants Data, 1996, covers fiscal year
October 1, 1995, through September 30, 1996. This file includes nine
defendants sentenced pursuant to Section 2R1.1 (1987) and 157
defendants sentenced pursuant to the Chapter Eight guidelines. Part
8, Organizational Defendants Data, 1997, covers fiscal year October
1, 1996, through September 30, 1997. This file includes two defendants
sentenced pursuant to Section 2R1.1 (1987) and 220 defendants
sentenced pursuant to the Chapter Eight guidelines. Part 9,
Organizational Defendants Data, 1998, covers fiscal year October 1,
1997, through September 30, 1998. This file includes one defendant
sentenced pursuant to Section 2R1.1 (1987) and 218 defendants
sentenced pursuant to the Chapter Eight guidelines, and one defendant
for which complete guideline application information was not
received. The database does not include organizational defendants
sentenced pursuant to pre-guideline procedures.