E.D. Tex. · Bribery/CorruptionFY2018–FY2025

Bribery/Corruption in the Eastern District of Texas

Q: What is the typical sentence for bribery and corruption offences in the Eastern District of Texas?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 18 months (1 yr 6 mo), with the middle half of terms between 12 and 46 months. 64% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for bribery and corruption offences is 18 months.

Q: How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, bribery and corruption offences had a median prison term of 18 months and a within-range share of 20% over the same period. The district's figures are close to on median term and null the national within-range share.

Q: Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2B4.1 and §2C1.1.

Q: Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

E.D. Tex. · Fifth Circuit · Bribery/Corruption nationally

The datafile contains cases reported to the Commission with sentencing documents. Sentence length statistics use the Commission's capped variable (sentences of 470 months or longer, including life, are recorded as 470 months) and exclude sentences of probation or a fine only. Figures are aggregates of past cases and are not a prediction for any case.

21cases, FY202547 over FY2018–FY2025

18median prison monthsnational, this offence: 18

—within guideline rangenational 20%

64%cases with a prison termnational 74%

§ 1Length of prison terms

<10

40%

<10

median 18 mo

under 6 mo6–11 mo1–2 yr2–3 yr3–5 yr5–10 yr10–15 yr15–20 yr20–30 yr30 yr+life

Share of cases with a prison term, by length of the term (30 cases with a prison term; life and terms of 470 months or more counted as life). Grey: bribery and corruption offences nationally.

Interquartile range 12–46 months; mean 27. 0 cases at the Commission's 470-month cap (life or longer).

§ 2Summary

47 bribery and corruption offences were sentenced in the Eastern District of Texas across 8 fiscal years (FY2018–FY2025), 21 of them in FY2025; that is 1% of the district's caseload.

The median prison term was 18 months (1 yr 6 mo), close to the national median for bribery and corruption offences (18 months) and shorter than the Fifth Circuit median (23). Half of prison terms fell between 12 and 46 months; 64% of cases carried a prison term.

These are aggregates of past cases. The guideline range for any case depends on its offence level, criminal history and statutory minimums, and the sentence on the court's findings; no figure here estimates an outcome.

§ 3Position relative to the guideline range

Within guideline range <10Above range <10Below range, government sponsored 53%Below range, other 26%Not determinable 0

§ 4Compared with the district, the circuit and the nation

Measure	E.D. Tex., bribery/corruption	E.D. Tex., all offences	5th Cir., bribery/corruption	US, bribery/corruption
Cases per fiscal year	<10	797	47	318
Share of district caseload	0.7%	100%	—	—
Median prison months	18	67	23	18
Mean prison months	27	90	—	26
Cases with a prison term	64%	94%	77%	74%
Within guideline range	—	63%	24%	20%
Above range	—	6%	—	1%
Below range, government sponsored	53%	21%	45%	44%
Below range, other	26%	11%	30%	35%
Median final offence level	17	24	—	19

§ 5Trend by fiscal year

<10

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Bribery/Corruption cases sentenced per fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

<10

—

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25

Median prison months by fiscal year (fiscal years 2018–2025)

Fiscal year	Cases	Prison	Median months	Within range	Below, gov.	Below, other	Above
FY2018	0	fewer than 10 cases
FY2019	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2020	0	fewer than 10 cases
FY2021	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2022	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2023	<10	fewer than 10 cases
FY2024	10	—	—	0%	—	—	—
FY2025	21	—	12	—	48%	—	—

§ 6Criminal history

Category I— · 90%

Category II<10

Category III0% · 3%

Category IV<10

Category V0% · 1%

Category VI<10

Share of cases at each final criminal history category; grey figure: bribery and corruption offences nationally.

§ 7Guidelines applied

§none · 119 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2B4.1 Bribery in procurement of bank loan and other commercial bribery · 33 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2C1.1 Offering, giving, soliciting or receiving a bribe; extortion under color of official right · 11 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2X3.1 Accessory after the fact · 10 cases in the district (all offence types)
§2C1.2 Offering, giving, soliciting or receiving a gratuity · <10 cases in the district (all offence types)

Primary guidelines the Commission associates with this offence type, with the district's caseload under each across all offence types.

§ 8Questions and answers

What is the typical sentence for bribery and corruption offences in the Eastern District of Texas?

The median prison term over FY2018–FY2025 was 18 months (1 yr 6 mo), with the middle half of terms between 12 and 46 months. 64% of cases carried a prison term. The national median for bribery and corruption offences is 18 months.

How often are bribery and corruption offences sentenced below the guideline range here?

Not enough cases to show.

How does this compare with the rest of the country?

Nationally, bribery and corruption offences had a median prison term of 18 months and a within-range share of 20% over the same period. The district's figures are close to on median term and null the national within-range share.

Which guidelines are involved?

The most common primary guidelines for these cases are §none, §2B4.1 and §2C1.1.

Is this a prediction for a particular case?

No. The figures are aggregates of sentences already imposed, as recorded by the US Sentencing Commission. They are not legal advice and do not estimate the outcome of any case.

§ 9Other offence types in the Eastern District of Texas

§ 10Provenance

Source: United States Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles, fiscal years 2018–2025 (US government works), aggregated by this site; the FY2025 file is dated 29 Apr 2026. Offence type is the Commission's OFFGUIDE code 5; district is CIRCDIST 33. Counts below 10 are hidden or pooled. Errors in this site's processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Methodology.