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# Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-northern-district-of-oklahoma/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:10:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:10:16.000Z
- Description: Of the 343 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the Northern District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 206 (60%) received a prison term and 106 (31%) received probation only. The median prison term was 15 months, compared with 20 months for all 94 federal districts.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** Of the 343 people sentenced for fraud, theft, or embezzlement in the Northern District of Oklahoma in fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 206 (60%) received a prison term and 106 (31%) received probation only. The median prison term was 15 months, compared with 20 months for all 94 federal districts.

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 343 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

Probation only went to 106 of the 343 people (31%). Across all districts, 73% of the 58,502 people in this offense type were sent to prison, and the Oklahoma figure of 60% is lower.

Among the 206 people sent to prison, the median term was 15 months. The longest quarter of terms were 27 months or more, and the shortest quarter were 6 months or less. For all offense types in this district, the median was 37 months. Terms are those imposed, not time served.

## Restitution in 80% of Cases

Restitution was ordered for 273 of the 343 people (80%). Restitution is money a court orders paid to a victim. A fine was ordered for 18 (5%).

Supervised release after prison was ordered for 216 people (63%), with a median term of 36 months.

## Guideline Range and Mandatory Minimums

The guideline range was recorded for 338 people. Within it were 64% (216). Below it at the government's request were 17% (58), and below it without a request were 17% (59). Above it were 1% (5).

Nationally the within-range share was 45%, and across all offense types in this district it was 45%. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 24 of the 340 people with that information (7%).

## Pleas and Trials

Guilty pleas accounted for 338 of the 343 people (99%), and 5 were convicted after a trial. The median prison term was 15 months after a guilty plea and 48 months after a trial, which is based on 3 people sent to prison.

A written plea agreement was part of 84% of the guilty pleas, and 16% were straight pleas. The data covers only people who were convicted.

## Fiscal Year Counts

The group has 122 people in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 221 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. The yearly table shows 44 people in 2016, 24 in 2023, and 62 in 2024\. The median was 24 months in 2016 and 9 months in 2021.

A fiscal year starts on October 1\. The records do not show why the counts or medians changed from year to year.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 44               | 24 months     | 98%            |
| 2017        | 31               | 20 months     | 94%            |
| 2018        | 19               | 18 months     | 95%            |
| 2019        | 28               | 15 months     | 100%           |
| 2020        | 26               | 24 months     | 100%           |
| 2021        | 26               | 9 months      | 100%           |
| 2022        | 27               | 14 months     | 96%            |
| 2023        | 24               | 11 months     | 100%           |
| 2024        | 62               | 12 months     | 100%           |
| 2025        | 56               | 18 months     | 100%           |

## Guideline and Criminal History

"Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement" is the U.S. Sentencing Commission's offense type. The primary guideline was §2B1.1 (Larceny, Embezzlement, and Other Forms of Theft) for 326 people. These cases were 10% of the 3,400 people sentenced in the district.

In criminal history, 59% were in the lowest category I and 11% in the highest category VI. Court-martial records have no criminal history field, so the post reports federal numbers on their own. The data does not show the amount of loss or the facts of any case.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Northern District of Oklahoma (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Oklahoma North") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement" (343). 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 Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-northern-district-of-oklahoma/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-northern-district-of-oklahoma/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-northern-district-of-oklahoma/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Immigration Offense Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-immigration-sentences-northern-district-of-oklahoma/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Assault Sentences in the Northern District of Oklahoma, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-assault-sentences-northern-district-of-oklahoma/) (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.