Actually, the CFAA carries no mandatory minimum. The judge could, though it's unlikely, choose to completely ignore the sentencing guidelines (which are adviso

Actually, the CFAA carries no mandatory minimum. The judge could, though it's unlikely, choose to completely ignore the sentencing guidelines (which are advisory) when sentencing for a CFAA offense. In contrast, many federal drug crimes have specific mandatory minimums which actually do tie the judge's hands when sentencing.[1] And all the other attributes are true of practically every federal crime, not just drug crimes. The premise of this article is pretty terrible. [1] List of federal crimes with mandatory minimums: http://famm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Chart-All-Fed-MMs-NW.pdf http://famm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Chart-All-Fed-MMs...