Judge Claire V. Eagan
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence

District Court - Oklahoma North
Referring Agency: Internal Revenue Service

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To U.S.
Latest Fiscal Year 27.0 - -
Previous Fiscal Year 37.5 - -
Past 5 Years 14.7 -48.3% -46.0%
Percent not reported where cases too few to provide
meaningful comparison.
Table 1: Current and 5 Year
Average Prison Sentence Comparison

For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Claire V. Eagan in the Northern District of Oklahoma, the average prison sentence was 27.0 months, when looking only at cases referred by the Internal Revenue Service. During the current fiscal year, Judge Claire V. Eagan has sentenced 2 defendants compared with 2 defendants during the twelve months of the previous fiscal year.

Over the last five years, the average prison sentence imposed on defendants that were credited to Judge Eagan was 14.7 months. This was 48.3% lower than the 28.4 months typical in Oklahoma North and 46.0% lower than the 27.2 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Claire V. Eagan 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 Average Prison Sentence
in Months

Figure 1 compares Judge Eagan'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 3 other judges in the Northern District of Oklahoma with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 10.8 months to 24.0 months, putting Judge Eagan's average prison sentence of 14.7 months at the higher end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Northern District of Oklahoma during that time was 28.4 months.

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Figure 2: Detailed Comparison among Judges for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Professional Biography

Born 1950 in Bronx, NY

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

Nominated by George W. Bush on , to a seat vacated by Thomas Rutherford Brett; Confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 2001, and received commission on October 24, 2001. Served as chief judge, 2005-2012.

Education:
Trinity College, Washington, DC, B.A., 1972
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Allen E. Barrow, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1976-1978
Private practice, Oklahoma, 1978-1998

Program Areas of Cases Handled

Cases disposed of by Judge Claire V. Eagan for the past five years fell into a number of broad categories. The lead category for these cases was White Collar Crime accounting for 90.0% of cases.

Other major categories with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: Other (10.0%).

Program Area Judge District US  
White Collar Crime 90.0% 95.8% 70.4%  
Other 10.0% 4.2% 3.8%  

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 Claire V. Eagan for the past five years was "26 USC 7201 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax". It accounted for 30.0% of all cases.

Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Claire V. Eagan over the past five years were: "26 USC 7206 - Fraud and False statements" (20.0%), "18 USC 152 - Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; etc" (10.0%), "18 USC 1014 - Fraud - Loan and credit applications etc" (10.0%), "18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments" (10.0%), "31 USC 5324 - Structuring transactions to evade reporting requir" (10.0%), "State or Territory Provision" (10.0%).

Lead Charge Judge District US  
26 USC 7201 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax 30.0% 29.2% 17.2%  
26 USC 7206 - Fraud and False statements 20.0% 20.8% 18.3%  
18 USC 152 - Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; etc 10.0% 4.2% 0.4%  
18 USC 1014 - Fraud - Loan and credit applications etc 10.0% 4.2% 0.1%  
18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments 10.0% 4.2% 6.4%  
31 USC 5324 - Structuring transactions to evade reporting requir 10.0% 4.2% 3.7%  
State or Territory Provision 10.0% 4.2% 0.0%  

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

Number of Defendants in Judge Claire V. Eagan's Cases

Case Def. Sentence (Months) Sentencing Date Program Category  
1 1 48.00 09/14/12 Fraud-Identity Theft-Other Details
2 1 6.00 04/03/12 Fraud-Financial Institution Details

Table 4: Individual Cases and Defendants Disposed of in Current Fiscal Year