Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Massachusetts
District Court - Massachusetts
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV in the District of Massachusetts, the average prison sentence was 54.3 months. This number is 23.9% higher than the average prison sentence for all the District of Massachusetts matters disposed in the same period. At the same time, the judge's average prison sentence was 16.7% higher than the typical 2012 sentence for the nation as a whole. During the current fiscal year, Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV has sentenced 22 defendants compared with 49 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.
Focusing on a five-year period, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Saylor was 62.5 months. This was 14.8% higher than the 54.4 months typical in Massachusetts and 29.4% higher than the 48.3 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV sentenced 164 defendants during the past five years.
(CAUTION: The kinds of cases handled by individual judges influences statistical information about their sentences. It therefore is important to consider the breakdown of cases that each has handled, available below, when making judge-by-judge comparisons.)
Figure 1 compares Judge Saylor's numbers to those for judges in this district and in the United States as a whole for cases of this type over the last five years.
During the last five years there were 11 other judges in the District of Massachusetts with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 37.6 months to 70.4 months, putting Judge Saylor's average prison sentence of 62.5 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole District of Massachusetts during that time was 54.4 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1955 in Royal Oak, MI
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Nominated by George W. Bush on July 30, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Keeton; Confirmed by the Senate on June 1, 2004, and received commission on June 2, 2004.
Education:
Northwestern University, B.S., 1977
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981
Professional Career:
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981-1987, 1993-2004
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1987-1990
Special counsel & chief of staff to the assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1990-1993
Program Areas of Cases Handled
Cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was Narcotics/Drugs accounting for 41.5% of cases.
Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: Other (26.2%), White Collar Crime (10.4%), Weapons (6.1%), Withheld by Govt from TRAC (6.1%), Immigration (4.3%), Official Corruption (4.3%).
| Program Area | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcotics/Drugs | 41.5% | 27.5% | 28.5% | More |
| Other | 26.2% | 15.8% | 10.4% | More |
| White Collar Crime | 10.4% | 14.9% | 8.9% | More |
| Weapons | 6.1% | 9.5% | 9.2% | More |
| Not specified | 6.1% | 4.8% | 6.2% | More |
| Immigration | 4.3% | 8.5% | 33.2% | |
| Official Corruption | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | |
| National Internal Security/Terrorism | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | |
| Organized Crime | 0.6% | 12.8% | 0.5% |
Table 2: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years was the Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration. It accounted for 46.3% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (16.5%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (9.8%), Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) (9.1%), Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (6.1%), Postal Service (3.0%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration | 46.3% | 24.8% | 16.3% | More |
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 16.5% | 24.2% | 13.9% | More |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 9.8% | 13.7% | 20.2% | More |
| Justice - Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (formerly Treasury) | 9.1% | 12.6% | 10.6% | More |
| Treasury - Internal Revenue Service | 6.1% | 4.4% | 1.4% | More |
| Postal Service | 3.0% | 4.4% | 2.5% | |
| State Department | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.5% | |
| Housing and Urban Development | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | |
| Justice - Other | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | |
| Labor | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Lead Charges in Cases Handled
The lead charge with the most cases disposed of by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV for the past five years was "21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A". It accounted for 23.8% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV over the past five years were: "21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy" (18.3%), "18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors" (9.8%), "18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts" (6.7%), "08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien" (6.1%), "Withheld by govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending)" (6.1%), "18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (3.0%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A | 23.8% | 22.8% | 15.0% | More |
| 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy | 18.3% | 13.4% | 10.7% | More |
| 18 USC 2252 - Material involving sexual exploitation of minors | 9.8% | 2.8% | 1.6% | More |
| 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts | 6.7% | 10.9% | 7.8% | More |
| 08 USC 1326 - Reentry of deported alien | 6.1% | 7.3% | 25.1% | More |
| Not specified | 6.1% | 4.8% | 6.2% | More |
| 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television | 3.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% | |
| 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | |
| 18 USC 1542 - False statement in application and use of passport | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.3% | |
| 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
Table 4: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)
Number of Defendants in Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV's Cases
| Case | Def. | Sentence (Months) | Sentencing Date | Program Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 135.00 | 07/16/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 2 | 1 | 30.00 | 05/17/12 | Fugitive Crimes | Details |
| 3 | 1 | 24.03 | 05/08/12 | Corruption(Govt Off)-Other | Details |
| 4 | 1 | 0.00 | 05/07/12 | Corruption(Govt Off)-Fed Program | Details |
| 5 | 1 | 12.03 | 04/24/12 | Other Criminal Prosecutions | Details |
| 3 | 2 | 0.00 | 04/13/12 | Corruption(Govt Off)-Other | Details |
| 6 | 1 | 51.00 | 04/11/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 3 | 3 | 10.00 | 03/29/12 | Corruption(Govt Off)-Other | Details |
| 7 | 1 | 92.00 | 03/29/12 | Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challenge pending) | Details |
| 8 | 1 | 0.00 | 03/29/12 | Fraud-Other | Details |
| 9 | 1 | 235.00 | 03/02/12 | Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major | Details |
| 10 | 1 | 37.00 | 02/27/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 11 | 1 | 30.00 | 02/10/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 12 | 1 | 57.00 | 02/01/12 | Bank Robbery | Details |
| 13 | 1 | 3.00 | 01/06/12 | Project Safe Childhood | Details |
| 14 | 1 | 240.00 | 12/12/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 15 | 1 | 0.01 | 11/29/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 15 | 2 | 0.00 | 11/22/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 15 | 3 | 0.00 | 11/22/11 | Drugs-Drug Trafficking | Details |
| 16 | 1 | 156.00 | 11/22/11 | Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force | Details |
| 17 | 1 | 33.00 | 11/22/11 | Immigration | Details |
| 18 | 1 | 49.00 | 10/21/11 | Fraud-Other Business | Details |
Table 5: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year