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• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2023

  Only 17% (62) of federal theft and fraud sentences with a loss over $3.5 million fell within the guideline range in fiscal year 2023, among 368 records with that information. The 371 people sentenced that year had a median prison term of 51.5 months (4.3 years), and 338 (91%) went to prison.

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2022

  In fiscal year 2022, 374 of the 391 people sentenced for federal theft or fraud with a loss over $3.5 million received a prison term: 96%. Only 10 (3%) received probation alone. The median prison term was 54 months (4.5 years), the same as this band's median across fiscal years 2016 to 2025.

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2021

  Of 311 people sentenced in fiscal year 2021 for federal theft or fraud involving a loss over $3.5 million, 285 (92%) pleaded guilty and 26 were convicted at trial. The median prison term for the group was 48 months (4 years). The most common sentence position was below the guideline range at the gov

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2020

  In fiscal year 2020, 265 people received a federal sentence for theft or fraud with a loss over $3.5 million, the lowest yearly count for this band from 2016 to 2025. Of the 265, 250 (94%) went to prison, and their median prison term was 57 months (4.8 years).

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2019

  For federal theft and fraud with a loss over $3.5 million, the median prison term in fiscal year 2019 was 60 months (5 years), based on 351 people sent to prison out of 369 sentenced. Across all §2B1.1 theft and fraud cases that year, the median prison term was 22 months.

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2018

  Federal courts sentenced 390 people in fiscal year 2018 for theft or fraud under guideline §2B1.1 where the loss was over $3.5 million. Of them, 360 (92%) received a prison term with a median of 60 months (5 years), and 21 (5%) received probation only.

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2017

  The U.S. Sentencing Commission recorded 449 people sentenced for federal theft or fraud with a loss over $3.5 million in fiscal year 2017. The most common outcome against the guideline range was a sentence below the range at the government's request: 40% (179). For the 423 people who received a pris

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss Over $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2016

  In fiscal year 2016, 401 people were sentenced in federal court under guideline §2B1.1 for theft or fraud with a recorded loss over $3.5 million. Among the 382 who went to prison, the median prison term was 60 months (5 years). The 59 people convicted after a trial received a median of 114 months, c

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $550,001 to $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2025

  Fiscal year 2025 is the latest year in this series. Federal courts sentenced 936 people that year for theft or fraud with a loss between $550,001 and $3.5 million, and 857 (92%) received a prison term. The median prison term was 30 months (2.5 years): 30 months after a guilty plea and 60 months afte

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $550,001 to $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2024

  People sent to prison in fiscal year 2024 for federal theft or fraud with a loss of $550,001 to $3.5 million had a median prison term of 30 months (2.5 years). The Sentencing Commission counted 939 people in this band that year, and 849 of them (90%) received a prison term. Of the 939, 890 pleaded g

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $550,001 to $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2023

  For fiscal year 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 873 people sentenced for federal theft or fraud with a loss of $550,001 to $3.5 million. The median prison term was 32.5 months (2.7 years), and 92% received a prison term. People convicted at trial had a median of 37 months, compared with

• Federal Theft and Fraud Sentences With a Loss of $550,001 to $3.5 Million, Fiscal Year 2022

  In fiscal year 2022, federal courts sentenced 857 people for theft or fraud with a loss in the $550,001 to $3.5 million range. A prison term was ordered for 787 (92%), and the median term was 33 months (2.8 years). Restitution was ordered for 777 people, or 91%.

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