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False Benefit Plan and Union Records Sentence Calculator

This page covers cases where a person falsified or failed to keep benefit plan, union or audit records. Federal sentences for false benefit plan and union records are calculated under §2E5.3 of the Sentencing Guidelines. Answer the questions below to see the range for a specific case.

Verified Checked against the manual text in at least five AI-assisted review rounds. Not yet reviewed by an attorney. Guidelines Manual effective November 1, 2025Updated October 4, 2026

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Starting level and typical ranges

The starting level for this offense depends on another offense: offense level of the crime the records offense helped or hid. If the offense was done to help or hide a theft, fraud or embezzlement (§2B1.1), a bribe or gratuity (§2E5.1), or an obstruction of justice (§2J1.2), enter the level from that guideline. When using §2B1.1, start at its level 6, not 7: the 7 is only for convictions sentenced under §2B1.1 that carry a 20-year maximum. If none of these applies, the level is 6. Use the calculator above and enter that level when asked.

Important details

  • The level is the greater of 6 or, if the offense was committed to help or hide a theft, fraud or embezzlement, a bribe or gratuity, or an obstruction of justice, the level from §2B1.1, §2E5.1 or §2J1.2, as applicable (§2E5.3(a)).
  • The calculator does not apply mandatory minimum sentences set by statute for this offense. If the statute of conviction requires one and it is higher than the range shown, the minimum controls; check the statute or ask a lawyer.

Frequently asked questions

Is the calculator accurate for false benefit plan and union records?

It follows §2E5.3 of the Guidelines Manual effective November 1, 2025. It passed 5 review rounds, each comparing every number, rule and label with the manual text, and its last round found nothing to correct. Those reviews were done with AI tools, not by lawyers, and it has not yet been reviewed by an attorney, so mistakes are possible. The guidelines are advisory, and a lawyer who knows the case can tell you what actually applies.