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# Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $1,001 to $15,000, Fiscal Year 2022
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1001-to-15000-fy2022/
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:12:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T06:12:19.000Z
- Description: In fiscal year 2022, the median prison term for federal theft or fraud with a loss of $1,001 to $15,000 was 12 months, the highest yearly median in this band from 2016 to 2025. Of the 350 people sentenced, 221 (63%) went to prison. Probation only was ordered for 103 (29%).
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

[Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $1,001 to $](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1001-to-15000/) › $1,001 to $15,000: FY2022

**In brief:** In fiscal year 2022, the median prison term for federal theft or fraud with a loss of $1,001 to $15,000 was 12 months, the highest yearly median in this band from 2016 to 2025\. Of the 350 people sentenced, 221 (63%) went to prison. Probation only was ordered for 103 (29%).

Updated November 3, 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 350 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2022\. 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/).

## The Highest Median in the Band

The yearly table shows a median prison term for each fiscal year from 2016 to 2025\. The 12-month median in fiscal year 2022 is the highest of those years. The all-years median for the band is 8 months.

The count for a single year in this band is modest. The records cannot show why the fiscal year 2022 median was higher.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 702              | 7 months      | 99%            |
| 2017        | 602              | 8 months      | 98%            |
| 2018        | 506              | 8.8 months    | more than 99%  |
| 2019        | 498              | 7.8 months    | 98%            |
| 2020        | 380              | 6 months      | more than 99%  |
| 2021        | 342              | 8.6 months    | 99%            |
| 2022        | 350              | 12 months     | 99%            |
| 2023        | 354              | 7 months      | 97%            |
| 2024        | 298              | 6 months      | 97%            |
| 2025        | 238              | 7.2 months    | more than 99%  |

## More People Went to Prison

Prison was ordered for 221 of the 350 people (63%). Across fiscal years 2016 to 2025, the band's prison rate was 54%, so fiscal year 2022 had a higher share sent to prison.

Probation only, with no prison or other confinement, went to 103 people (29%).

Among those sent to prison, a quarter received 24 months or more, and a quarter received 2.3 months or less. Supervised release after prison was ordered for 218 (62%), with a median term of 36 months.

## Mandatory Minimums and the Guideline Range

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 59 people, or 17%. The sheet does not say which statutes carried them.

All 350 records show how the sentence compared with the guideline range. Of these, 252 (72%) were within the range. In 43 cases (12%), the sentence was below the range without a government request. In 39 cases (11%), it was below the range at the government's request. In 16 cases (5%), it was above the range.

## Pleas and a Small Number of Trials

Guilty pleas made up 346 of the 350 cases (99%). Only 4 people were convicted after a trial.

Written plea agreements were part of 93% of the guilty pleas. Straight pleas without an agreement made up 7%.

After a guilty plea, the median prison term was 12 months. After a trial, it was 10 months, based on 3 people convicted at trial and sent to prison. With only 3 cases, the trial figure says little.

## Restitution, Fines, and Prior Records

Restitution was ordered for 286 people (82%). A fine was ordered for 27 (8%).

In the lowest criminal history category, category I, were 53%. In the highest, category VI, were 12%. Court-martial records do not track criminal history in this way.

## Every Loss Band in Fiscal Year 2022

Across all loss bands, 5,208 people were sentenced under guideline §2B1.1 in fiscal year 2022\. That full group had a median prison term of 21 months, and 76% were sent to prison.

Even in its highest year, the $1,001 to $15,000 band had a shorter median than the full group.

## Limits of the Data

Only people who were convicted and sentenced appear in the Sentencing Commission data. Cases that ended in acquittal or dismissal are not part of it.

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30\. Court-martial records rarely show a dollar amount for larceny, so the military side cannot be divided into this band.

### How We Counted

People sentenced in fiscal year 2022 under guideline §2B1.1 whose recorded dollar loss falls in the band "$1,001 to $15,000" (350), U.S. Sentencing Commission (LOSSHI).

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

**Different cases reach each system.** Federal prosecutors bring a narrow set of cases. In fiscal year 2024, immigration and drug trafficking cases were 59% of everyone sentenced in federal court (36,664 of 61,678). Many crimes that the military prosecutes, such as most assaults, most sexual assaults between adults, and drug use, are usually state crimes for civilians and reach federal court only in special situations, such as on federal land or in Indian Country. A federal case and a court-martial for the same crime can involve different kinds of facts.

**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.

**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.

## 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 Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $1,001 to $15,000, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1001-to-15000/) (overview)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $1,001 to $15,000, Fiscal Year 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1001-to-15000-fy2021/) (previous or next year)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $1,001 to $15,000, Fiscal Year 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1001-to-15000-fy2023/) (previous or next year)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With No Dollar Loss, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-no-loss-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $1,000 or Less, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1000-or-less-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $15,001 to $95,000, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-15001-to-95000-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $95,001 to $550,000, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-95001-to-550000-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $550,001 to $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-550001-to-3-5-million-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-over-3-5-million-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With the Loss Amount Not Specified, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-not-specified-fy2022/) (same year, other loss band)
- [Theft and Fraud by Dollar Loss: Federal Sentences vs. Article 121 Courts-Martial](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-dollar-loss-vs-article-121/)
- [Army Article 121 Cases by the Numbers, 2021–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/army-article-121-trend-2021-2025/) (court-martial data)
- [Air Force Article 121 Cases by the Numbers, 2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/air-force-article-121-trend-2016-2025/) (court-martial data)
- [How Has Article 121 Changed in Navy-Marine Corps Courts-Martial Since 2017?](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/navy-marine-corps-article-121-trend-2017-2025/) (court-martial data)
- [Article 121 (Larceny): Court-Martial Data and Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/article-121-courts-martial/) (court-martial data)
- [Article 121 UCMJ: Larceny and Wrongful Appropriation](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/practice-areas/court-martial/article-121/?ref=bodiesburied.com) (law firm reference page)
- [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.