The Unites States Sentencing Guidelines will be the starting point for determining your sentence. These Guidelines are deemed “advisory”, which means the judge can decrease or increase your sentence from that starting point, for good reason. A point system exists that will be covered, generally, in my next post.

Remember…if you or a loved one has been arrested on a criminal charge in Cincinnati, give our office a call at our 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513 333 0014.

• A “base offense level” of 6-7 points will be the starting position.
  Certain quantities of points will be added in accordance with the value the improper benefit.
• If your value exceeded $5000, the court can add from 2 to 30 points to your sentence, depending on the value of the fraud. For example, if the value of the fraud amounted to approximately $150,000, your “Offense Level” would be 18.
• Between 2 – 6 points can be added depending on the number of victims there were.
• Two points will be added if you were in the business of receiving stolen property, involved a trade secret, involved in certain specified misrepresentations, access devices, vehicle parts or cargo shipments etc.
• Four points will be added if your conduct “jeopardized the soundness” of an institution.

Remember…if you or a loved one has been arrested on a criminal charge in Cincinnati, give our office a call at our 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513 333 0014.

The Unites States Sentencing Guidelines will be the starting point for determining your sentence. These Guidelines are deemed “advisory”, which means the judge can decrease or increase your sentence from that starting point, for good reason. A point system exists that will be covered, generally, in my next post.

Remember…if you or a loved one has been arrested on a criminal charge in Cincinnati, give our office a call at our 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513 333 0014.

Remember…if you or a loved one has been arrested on a criminal charge in Cincinnati, give our office a call at our 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513 333 0014.

The Unites States Sentencing Guidelines will be the starting point for determining your sentence. These Guidelines are deemed “advisory”, which means the judge can decrease or increase your sentence from that starting point, for good reason. A point system exists that will be covered, generally, in my next post.

Remember…if you or a loved one has been arrested on a criminal charge in Cincinnati, give our office a call at our 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513 333 0014.