News reports the maximum possible sentence for a crime, whereas the crime would be sentenced under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, so 10 years max is often 1

News reports the maximum possible sentence for a crime, whereas the crime would be sentenced under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, so 10 years max is often 1 year for a first time offender. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Sentencing_Guidelines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Sentenci... Edit: Also see https://popehat.com/2013/02/05/crime-whale-sushi-sentence-eleventy-million-years/ https://popehat.com/2013/02/05/crime-whale-sushi-sentence-el...