> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-kansas/ - Published: 2026-11-04T11:09:59.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T11:09:59.000Z - Description: Of 465 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the District of Kansas in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 279 (60%) received prison and 168 (36%) received probation only. In all 94 federal districts, 73% were sent to prison. Restitution was ordered for 328 people (71%). - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-kansas/) › Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement: District of Kansas **In brief:** Of 465 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the District of Kansas in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 279 (60%) received prison and 168 (36%) received probation only. In all 94 federal districts, 73% were sent to prison. Restitution was ordered for 328 people (71%). Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025 This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 465 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/). ## Probation Was Common In this category, 168 people (36%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. Prison went to 279 (60%). For the same offense type across all districts, 73% were sent to prison, so prison was less common in Kansas. Among those sent to prison here, the median term was 18 months, compared with 20 months for all districts. A quarter received 27 months or more, and a quarter received 6 months or less. ## Restitution and Fines Restitution is money ordered to be paid back to victims. It was ordered for 328 of the 465 people (71%). A fine was ordered for 53 people (11%). Supervised release after prison was ordered for 263 people (57%), with a median term of 24 months. ## The Guideline Behind Most Cases The Commission's offense type "Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement" is assigned by the primary guideline. For 376 people, it was §2B1.1 (Larceny, Embezzlement, and Other Forms of Theft). Another 4 people were sentenced under §2X1.1 (Attempt, Solicitation, or Conspiracy (Not Covered by a Specific Offense Guideline)). These cases were 11% of the 4,217 people sentenced in the district. The district's median prison term for all offenses was 46 months. ## Pleas and Trials There were 454 guilty pleas (98%) and 11 convictions after a trial. In all districts together, 96% pleaded guilty, so the plea share here was about the same. The median was 18 months after a guilty plea and 44 months after a trial, based on 10 people sent to prison. Among the guilty pleas, 88% had a written plea agreement and 8% were straight pleas with no agreement. ## Position Against the Guideline Range The guideline range was recorded for 434 people. For 52% (224), the sentence was within it. It was below the range at the government's request for 31% (136), below it without a government request for 15% (65), and above it for 2% (9). A mandatory minimum applied to 58 of the 435 people with that information (13%). ## Criminal History and Yearly Counts The lowest criminal history category, category I, applied to 68% of people. The highest, category VI, applied to 7%. The district sentenced 269 people in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 196 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. Fiscal year 2022 had the fewest, 18, and fiscal year 2017 had the most, 73. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 67 | 18 months | 99% | | 2017 | 73 | 24 months | 97% | | 2018 | 65 | 14.5 months | 98% | | 2019 | 64 | 12 months | 98% | | 2020 | 38 | 16.5 months | 100% | | 2021 | 37 | 21 months | 97% | | 2022 | 18 | 24 months | 94% | | 2023 | 31 | 12.9 months | 90% | | 2024 | 43 | 18 months | 100% | | 2025 | 29 | 12.1 months | 97% | ## Installations and Limits Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, and McConnell AFB are in this district, but courts-martial are tried in military courts and not in this federal court. The data includes only people convicted and sentenced. It does not show dismissals, acquittals, or the dollar amounts involved, and prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Kansas (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Kansas") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement" (465). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records. ### What to Keep in Mind **No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served. **Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial. **Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart. **Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually. **How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less. **Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge. ## Related Analysis - [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article) - [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts) - [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method) - [Federal Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-kansas/) (overview) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Robbery Sentences in the District of Kansas, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-district-of-kansas/) (same district, other offense type) - [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) - [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) **About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.