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# Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $15,001 to $95,000, Fiscal Year 2022
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-15001-to-95000-fy2022/
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:12:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T06:12:23.000Z
- Description: Federal courts sentenced 934 people in fiscal year 2022 for theft or fraud with a recorded loss of $15,001 to $95,000. A prison term was ordered for 573 (61%), with a median of 12 months. Across every §2B1.1 loss band that year, 76% were sent to prison and the median term was 21 months.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** Federal courts sentenced 934 people in fiscal year 2022 for theft or fraud with a recorded loss of $15,001 to $95,000\. A prison term was ordered for 573 (61%), with a median of 12 months. Across every §2B1.1 loss band that year, 76% were sent to prison and the median term was 21 months.

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 934 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/).

## This Band Next to All Theft and Fraud in 2022

Guideline §2B1.1 is the federal sentencing guideline for theft, fraud, and similar offenses. In fiscal year 2022 it applied to 5,208 people across all loss bands.

The $15,001 to $95,000 band made up 934 of those people. Its median prison term, 12 months, was lower than the 21 months for all bands combined. Its share sent to prison, 61%, was also lower than the 76% for all bands.

For the band's own history, fiscal years 2016 to 2025 together counted 10,331 people. Of them, 58% went to prison, with a median term of 12 months.

## How Long Were the Prison Terms?

Among the 573 people who received prison in fiscal year 2022, the median term was 12 months. At the top, a quarter received 26 months or more. At the bottom, a quarter received 3 months or less.

Probation only was the sentence for 267 people (29%). A probation-only sentence includes no prison or other confinement.

## Plea Agreements and Trials

Pleading guilty was the usual path: 917 of 934 people (98%) did so. A written plea agreement was part of 92% of those pleas, and 8% were straight pleas with no agreement.

Trial convictions numbered 17\. Of these, 14 people were sent to prison, and their median term was 26.5 months. The median after a guilty plea was 12 months.

With 14 people in the trial figure, the median is fragile. The records hold no detail on the charges or evidence in those cases and cannot explain the longer trial median.

## Sentences Inside and Outside the Guideline Range

The guideline range is a span of months calculated under the federal guidelines. A judge must work it out but can choose a sentence outside it.

Records for 933 people show the result. Inside the range: 45% (419). Below the range, requested by the government: 23% (212). Below the range, not requested by the government: 30% (276). Above the range: 3% (26).

## Supervision, Restitution, Fines, and Mandatory Minimums

Courts ordered supervised release, a term of supervision after prison, for 565 people (60%). The median term was 36 months.

Restitution orders went to 831 people (89%). Fines went to 68 (7%).

A minimum prison term required by statute applied to 121 people (13%). By criminal history, 62% were in category I, the lowest, and 8% were in category VI, the highest.

The table shows the band's yearly count, median prison term, and plea rate across all fiscal years in the data.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 1,448            | 12 months     | 98%            |
| 2017        | 1,270            | 14 months     | 97%            |
| 2018        | 1,185            | 14 months     | 98%            |
| 2019        | 1,076            | 12 months     | 97%            |
| 2020        | 897              | 12 months     | 98%            |
| 2021        | 826              | 12.3 months   | more than 99%  |
| 2022        | 934              | 12 months     | 98%            |
| 2023        | 883              | 12 months     | 98%            |
| 2024        | 907              | 12 months     | 98%            |
| 2025        | 905              | 10 months     | 99%            |

## What the Federal Records Do Not Cover

The Sentencing Commission records list only people who were convicted and then sentenced. Anyone acquitted, or whose charges were dismissed, is absent. Fiscal year 2022 started October 1, 2021, and ended September 30, 2022.

Courts-martial are not shown beside this band. Military records rarely state the dollar value of a larceny, and they have no criminal history field to match the federal categories.

### How We Counted

People sentenced in fiscal year 2022 under guideline §2B1.1 whose recorded dollar loss falls in the band "$15,001 to $95,000" (934), 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 $15,001 to $95,000, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-15001-to-95000/) (overview)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $15,001 to $95,000, Fiscal Year 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-15001-to-95000-fy2021/) (previous or next year)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $15,001 to $95,000, Fiscal Year 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-15001-to-95000-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 $1,001 to $15,000, Fiscal Year 2022](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-1001-to-15000-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.