Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman
September 2012: Average Prison Sentence
District Court - Louisiana East
Program Area: White Collar Crime
District Court - Louisiana East
Program Area: White Collar Crime
For all cases disposed of in the current fiscal year (2012) that were credited to Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana, the average prison sentence was 9.0 months, when looking only at cases falling under the broad category of "White Collar Crime". During the current fiscal year, Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman has sentenced 3 defendants compared with 6 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 Feldman was 9.3 months. This was 33.2% lower than the 13.9 months typical in Louisiana East and 59.8% lower than the 23.2 months average prison sentence for the nation. Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman sentenced 32 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 Feldman'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 10 other judges in the Eastern District of Louisiana with information on convictions during that period. Average prison sentence numbers passed down for those judges ranged from 4.4 months to 26.1 months, putting Judge Feldman's average prison sentence of 9.3 months at the lower end of the range. The average prison sentence for the whole Eastern District of Louisiana during that time was 13.9 months.
Professional Biography
Born 1934 in St. Louis, MO
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on September 12, 1983, to a seat vacated by Jack M. Gordon; Confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1983, and received commission on October 5, 1983.
Education:
Tulane University, B.A., 1955
Tulane Law School, J.D., 1957
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1957-1963
Law clerk, Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1957-1959
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1959-1983
Lead Investigative Agencies in Cases Handled
The lead investigative agency that referred cases disposed of by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was the Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation. It accounted for 50.0% of all cases.
Other agencies with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) (12.5%), Housing and Urban Development (9.4%), Postal Service (9.4%), Other - Social Security Administration (9.4%), Health and Human Services (3.1%), Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (3.1%), Treasury - Internal Revenue Service (3.1%).
| Agency | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | 50.0% | 45.3% | 32.5% | More |
| Homeland Security - Secret Service (formerly Treasury) | 12.5% | 8.8% | 17.4% | |
| Housing and Urban Development | 9.4% | 9.6% | 1.6% | |
| Postal Service | 9.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% | |
| Other - Social Security Administration | 9.4% | 4.7% | 4.9% | |
| Health and Human Services | 3.1% | 1.8% | 3.5% | |
| Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | 3.1% | 3.4% | 4.0% | |
| Treasury - Internal Revenue Service | 3.1% | 6.0% | 11.2% |
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 Martin Leach-Cross Feldman for the past five years was "18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records". It accounted for 21.9% of all cases.
Other lead charges with substantial numbers of cases that were disposed by Judge Martin Leach-Cross Feldman over the past five years were: "18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles" (21.9%), "18 USC 1030 - Fraud and related activity - computers" (9.4%), "18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (9.4%), "18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud" (9.4%), "18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally" (6.3%), "18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act" (6.3%), "18 USC 513 - Securities of the States and private entities" (3.1%), "18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices" (3.1%), "18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud" (3.1%).
| Lead Charge | Judge | District | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records | 21.9% | 14.5% | 4.8% | |
| 18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles | 21.9% | 23.1% | 10.2% | |
| 18 USC 1030 - Fraud and related activity - computers | 9.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | |
| 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television | 9.4% | 10.9% | 8.5% | |
| 18 USC 1347 - Health Care Fraud | 9.4% | 4.9% | 4.1% | |
| 18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally | 6.3% | 7.0% | 2.0% | |
| 18 USC 1951 - Hobbs Act | 6.3% | 1.0% | 0.1% | |
| 18 USC 513 - Securities of the States and private entities | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1.4% | |
| 18 USC 1029 - Fraud and related activity - access devices | 3.1% | 3.1% | 5.9% | |
| 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud | 3.1% | 4.7% | 13.0% |
Table 3: Composition of Cases for the Past Five Years (Top 10)