> ## 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 Nevada, FY2016–2025 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-district-of-nevada/ - Published: 2026-11-04T11:08:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T11:08:45.000Z - Description: Of the 419 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the District of Nevada in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 291 (69%) received a prison term and 92 (22%) received probation only. The median prison term was 24 months, compared with 20 months in all 94 federal districts. Restitution was orde - 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 Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-nevada/) › Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement: District of Nevada **In brief:** Of the 419 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the District of Nevada in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 291 (69%) received a prison term and 92 (22%) received probation only. The median prison term was 24 months, compared with 20 months in all 94 federal districts. Restitution was ordered for 347 people (83%). 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 419 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 and Prison in Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Cases This offense type has a larger probation-only group than most. In the District of Nevada, 92 of 419 people (22%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. A total of 291 (69%) were sent to prison. In all 94 districts, 73% of people sentenced for this offense type went to prison. The district rate was a little lower. Among those sent to prison, the median term was 24 months, or 2 years. A quarter received 51 months or more, and a quarter received 11.5 months or less. The all-districts median was 20 months, and the median for all offenses in the district was 33 months. ## Restitution Is the Main Financial Order Restitution was ordered for 347 of the 419 people (83%). A fine was ordered for 29 (7%). Supervised release followed prison for 280 people (67%), with a median term of 36 months. ## Guilty Pleas and Trials A total of 402 of 419 people (96%) pleaded guilty, and 17 were convicted after a trial. The rate across all districts was also 96%. The median prison term after a guilty plea was 24 months. After a trial it was 78.5 months, based on 16 people convicted at trial and sent to prison. Among guilty pleas, 96% had a written plea agreement and 4% were straight pleas. A mandatory minimum applied to 53 of the 418 people with that information recorded (13%). ## The Guideline Range The guideline range was recorded for 416 people. Of those, 141 (34%) were sentenced within the range, and 208 (50%) were below it at the government's request. Another 64 (15%) were below it without a request, and 3 (less than 1%) were above it. In all districts, 45% of sentences for this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in the District of Nevada, the share was 33%. ## How the Commission Defines the Category "Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement" is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type, and it was 12% of the district's 3,640 people. The primary guideline was §2B1.1 (Larceny, Embezzlement, and Other Forms of Theft) for 394 people. Another 7 people were sentenced under §2B1.5 (Theft of, Damage to, or Destruction of, Cultural Heritage Resources), and 2 under §2X1.1 (Attempt, Solicitation, or Conspiracy (Not Covered by a Specific Offense Guideline)). On criminal history, 64% were in the lowest category, category I, and 6% were in the highest, category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Year by Year Fiscal years 2016 to 2019 had 213 people sentenced, and fiscal years 2020 to 2025 had 206\. Yearly counts run from 16 to 77, and the yearly medians run from 16 months to 46 months. The year with 16 people had the highest median, 46 months, and it is a small group. The records do not show why the figures differ from year to year. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 45 | 27 months | 87% | | 2017 | 42 | 18.2 months | 100% | | 2018 | 49 | 16 months | 100% | | 2019 | 77 | 24 months | 97% | | 2020 | 16 | 46 months | 94% | | 2021 | 40 | 37 months | 95% | | 2022 | 56 | 27.5 months | 98% | | 2023 | 36 | 27 months | 89% | | 2024 | 38 | 24 months | 97% | | 2025 | 20 | 25.5 months | 100% | ## Limits and Installations Creech AFB and Nellis AFB are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court, and the data does not link any installation to these cases. The records cover only people who were convicted and sentenced. Prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in the District of Nevada (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Nevada") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement" (419). 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 Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-district-of-nevada/) (overview) - [Federal Firearms Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (same district, other offense type) - [Federal Robbery Sentences in the District of Nevada, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-robbery-sentences-district-of-nevada/) (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.