Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie
September 2012: Median Prison Sentence

District Court - New York East
Program Area: Government Regulatory

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To District
Compared
To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year - - -
Previous Fiscal Year 9.0 - -
Past 5 Years 7.5 275% -16.7%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.

Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Median Prison Sentence Comparison

Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie didn't dispose of any cases in the Eastern District of New York in the current fiscal year (2012) and disposed of 1 cases in the previous year.

Over the last five years, the median prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Dearie was 7.5 months. This was 275.0% higher than the 2.0 months typical in New York East and 16.7% lower than the 9.0 months median prison sentence for the nation. Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie sentenced 10 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.)

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Figure 1: Five Year Comparison of Median Prison Sentence
in Months

Figure 1 compares Judge Dearie'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 25 other judges in the Eastern District of New York with information on convictions during that period. Median prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 0.0 months to 40.5 months, putting Judge Dearie's median prison sentence of 7.5 months at the higher end of the range. The median prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of New York during that time was 2.0 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Eastern District of New York

Professional Biography

Born 1944 in Rockville Center, NY

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 3, 1986, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1986, and received commission on March 19, 1986. Served as chief judge, 2007-2011. Assumed senior status on April 3, 2011.

Education:
Fairfield University, B.A., 1966
St. John's University School of Law, J.D., 1969

Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1969-1971, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1971-1977, 1980-1982; chief, Appeals Division, 1971-1974; chief, General Crimes Section, 1974-1976; chief, Criminal Division, 1976-1977; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 1977;
     chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1980-1982
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1982-1986

Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled

The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years was the Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It accounted for 40.0% of all cases.

Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection (20.0%), Homeland Security - formerly coded Treasury (Customs Service) (10.0%), Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation (10.0%), Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (10.0%), Other (10.0%).

Agency Judge District US  
Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement 40.0% 37.9% 18.1%  
Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection 20.0% 2.6% 1.6%  
Homeland Security - formerly coded Treasury (Customs Service) 10.0% 2.6% 0.6%  
Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation 10.0% 7.7% 8.2%  
Treasury - Internal Revenue Service 10.0% 11.8% 6.1%  
Other 10.0% 15.4% 1.7%  

Table 2: 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 Raymond Joseph Dearie for the past five years was "18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments". It accounted for 50.0% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie over the past five years were: "18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" (10.0%), "18 USC 751 - Escape - Prisoners in custody" (10.0%), "18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices" (10.0%), "31 USC 5324 - Structuring transactions to evade reporting requir" (10.0%), "31 USC 5332 - Bulk Cash Smuggling into or out of the United States" (10.0%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments 50.0% 33.3% 9.9%  
18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 10.0% 2.6% 10.0%  
18 USC 751 - Escape - Prisoners in custody 10.0% 0.5% 0.1%  
18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices 10.0% 1.5% 1.8%  
31 USC 5324 - Structuring transactions to evade reporting requir 10.0% 3.1% 2.8%  
31 USC 5332 - Bulk Cash Smuggling into or out of the United States 10.0% 13.8% 5.0%  

Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)

Number of Defendants in Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie's Cases

Judge Raymond Joseph Dearie didn't handle any convictions of this type in the current fiscal year 2012.