Of the 141,130 suspects in matters concluded during 2006, 79% were referred for prosecution either before a U.S. district court judge (59%) or a U.S. magistrate (20%). Nearly all (98%) of those investigated for immigration offenses were referred for prosecution or disposal by U.S. magistrate.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Prosecution
U.S. attorneys opened matters for investigation against 133,935 suspects during 2006. The number of investigations initiated by U.S. attorneys decreased by 3% over 2005. Fifty-one percent were investigated for public-order offenses such as regulatory (4%); immigration (26%), and weapons (10%) offenses; more than a quarter (27%) were investigated for drug offenses; 19% for property offenses; and 4% for violent offenses such as murder, rape, assault, and robbery.
Of the 141,130 suspects in matters concluded during 2006, 79% were referred for prosecution either before a U.S. district court judge (59%) or a U.S. magistrate (20%). Nearly all (98%) of those investigated for immigration offenses were referred for prosecution or disposal by U.S. magistrate.
Of the 141,130 suspects in matters concluded during 2006, 79% were referred for prosecution either before a U.S. district court judge (59%) or a U.S. magistrate (20%). Nearly all (98%) of those investigated for immigration offenses were referred for prosecution or disposal by U.S. magistrate.
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