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# Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $95,001 to $550,000, Fiscal Year 2022
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-95001-to-550000-fy2022/
- Published: 2026-11-03T06:12:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T06:12:28.000Z
- Description: Federal courts sentenced 1,228 people in fiscal year 2022 for theft or fraud with a loss of $95,001 to $550,000. Among the 975 sent to prison, the median prison term was 20.1 months, and a quarter received 8 months or less. People who pleaded guilty had a median prison term of 18 months; people conv
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** Federal courts sentenced 1,228 people in fiscal year 2022 for theft or fraud with a loss of $95,001 to $550,000\. Among the 975 sent to prison, the median prison term was 20.1 months, and a quarter received 8 months or less. People who pleaded guilty had a median prison term of 18 months; people convicted at trial had a median of 36 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 1,228 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 Range of Prison Terms

Of the 1,228 people, 975 received a prison term (79%). The median prison term was 20.1 months, meaning the middle sentence when all terms are lined up from shortest to longest.

At the short end, a quarter of the prison terms were 8 months or less. At the long end, a quarter were 33 months or more.

Probation only, without any prison or other confinement, was the sentence for 159 people (13%).

## Plea and Trial Sentences

Most people in this band, 1,198 of 1,228 (98%), pleaded guilty. Another 30 were found guilty at trial.

The median prison term after a guilty plea was 18 months. The median after a trial was 36 months, based on 28 people convicted at trial and sent to prison. Because the trial group is small, its median is less stable than the plea median.

These records show the sentences only. They cannot show whether the choice to go to trial changed the sentence, or whether the trial cases involved different facts.

Of the guilty pleas, 94% came with a written plea agreement. A straight plea, with no agreement, made up the other 6%.

## Was the Sentence Inside the Guideline Range?

All 1,228 records show the sentence's position against the guideline range. Within-range sentences totaled 359, or 29%.

The most common result was a sentence below the range without a government request: 506 people, or 41%. A below-range sentence at the government's request went to 338 people (28%). Only 25 people (2%) were sentenced above the range.

## Additional Sentence Terms

Courts ordered supervised release after prison for 963 people (78%), and the median term of supervised release was 36 months. Restitution was ordered for 1,119 people (91%). A fine was ordered for 53 people (4%).

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 166 people (14%).

As for prior record, 72% of the group were in criminal history category I, the lowest. Just 4% were in category VI, the highest.

## Measured Against Other Years and Bands

Across fiscal years 2016 to 2025, the band covered 12,709 people. Of those, 78% were sent to prison, and the median prison term was 20 months.

Taking every §2B1.1 loss band together, 5,208 people were sentenced in fiscal year 2022\. That group had a 76% prison rate and a median prison term of 21 months. This band's prison rate was higher, and its median was lower. The table lists the band's figures for every fiscal year.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 1,670            | 21 months     | 96%            |
| 2017        | 1,489            | 21 months     | 96%            |
| 2018        | 1,328            | 21 months     | 95%            |
| 2019        | 1,283            | 21 months     | 96%            |
| 2020        | 944              | 21 months     | 98%            |
| 2021        | 1,013            | 20.5 months   | 99%            |
| 2022        | 1,228            | 20.1 months   | 98%            |
| 2023        | 1,247            | 21 months     | 96%            |
| 2024        | 1,280            | 18 months     | 97%            |
| 2025        | 1,227            | 18 months     | 98%            |

## Source and Limits

The numbers come from U.S. Sentencing Commission records. Only people who were convicted and sentenced are counted, so cases that ended in acquittal or dismissal are absent. Fiscal year 2022 ran from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2022.

The $95,001 to $550,000 band is set by steps in the loss table of guideline §2B1.1\. A court-martial count by dollar loss cannot be made, since court-martial records rarely show the value of a larceny.

### How We Counted

People sentenced in fiscal year 2022 under guideline §2B1.1 whose recorded dollar loss falls in the band "$95,001 to $550,000" (1,228), 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 $95,001 to $550,000, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-95001-to-550000/) (overview)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $95,001 to $550,000, Fiscal Year 2021](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-95001-to-550000-fy2021/) (previous or next year)
- [Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $95,001 to $550,000, Fiscal Year 2023](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-theft-fraud-loss-95001-to-550000-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 $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 $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.