Official Corruption Convictions for September 2025
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during September 2025 the government reported 53 new official corruption convictions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 253.3 percent over the previous month.
The comparisons of the number of defendants convicted for official corruption-related offenses are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (see Table 1).
When monthly 2025 convictions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of convictions was up (2.9%). Convictions over the past year are still much higher than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that convictions of this type are up 117.3 percent from levels reported in 2020.
Figure 1. Monthly Trends in Official Corruption Convictions
The increase from the levels five years ago in official corruption convictions for these matters is shown more clearly in Figure 1. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of official corruption convictions of this type recorded on a month-to-month basis. Where a prosecution was initially filed in U.S. Magistrate Court and then transferred to the U.S. District Court, the magistrate filing date was used since this provides an earlier indicator of actual trends. The superimposed line on the bars plots the six-month moving average so that natural fluctuations are smoothed out. The one and five-year rates of change in Table 1 and in the sections that follow are all based upon this six-month moving average. To view trends year-by-year rather than month-by-month, see TRAC's annual report series for a broader picture.
Within the broad category of official corruption, cases were classified by prosecutors into more specific types.
Case types within official corruption are
Federal Corruption - Procurement
Federal Corruption - Program
Federal Corruption - Law Enforcement
Federal Corruption - Other
State Corruption
Local Corruption
Other Public Corruption
The largest number of convictions of these matters in September 2025 was for "Corruption(Govt Off)-Local", accounting for 26.4 percent of convictions. Convictions were also filed for "Corruption(Govt Off)-Fed Law Enforcement" (17%), "Corruption(Govt Off)-Other" (15.1%), "Corruption(Govt Off)-State" (15.1%), "Corruption(Govt Off)-Fed Program" (13.2%), "Corruption(Govt Off)-Fed Other" (7.5%), "Corruption(Govt Off)-Fed Procurement" (5.7%). See Figure 2.
The lead investigative agency for official corruption convictions in September 2025 was FBI accounting for 57 percent of convictions. Other agencies with substantial numbers of official corruption convictions were: DHS (8% ), Justice Other (6%), Labor (6%). See Figure 3.
Official Corruption Convictions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In September 2025, no defendants in official corruption cases for these matters were convicted in U.S. Magistrate Courts. These courts handle less serious misdemeanor cases, including what are called "petty offenses." In addition, complaints are sometimes filed in the magistrate courts before an indictment or information is entered. In these cases, the matter starts in the magistrate courts and later moves to the district court where subsequent proceedings take place.
Official Corruption Convictions in U.S. District Courts
In September 2025, 53 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during September there were an additional 0 defendants whose cases moved from the magistrate courts to the U.S. district courts after an indictment or information was filed. The sections which follow cover both sets of cases and therefore cover all matters filed in district court during September.
Top Ranked Lead Charges
Table 2 shows the top lead charges recorded in the convictions of official corruption matters filed in U.S. District Court during September 2025.
Lead Charge Count Rank 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 12 1 More 18 USC 201 - Bribery of public officials and witnesses 10 2 More 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 8 3 More 18 USC 666 - Theft or bribery in programs receiving Fed funds 8 3 More 18 USC 1791 - Providing or possessing contraband in prison 4 5 More 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records 2 6 More 18 USC 2243 - Sexual abuse of a minor or ward 2 6 More 18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally 1 9 More 18 USC 1346 - Scheme or artifice to defraud 1 9 More 18 USC 1349 - Mail Fraud - Attempt and Conspiracy 1 9 More 18 USC 1952 - Racketeering -interstate/foreign travel/transport 1 9 More 26 USC 7206 - Fraud and False statements 1 9 More Table 2. Top Charges for Convictions
"Fraud by wire, radio, or television" (Title 18 U.S.C Section 1343) was the most frequent recorded lead charge.
Ranked 2nd in frequency was the lead charge "Bribery of public officials and witnesses" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 201.
Ranked 3rd were "Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 371 and "Theft or bribery in programs receiving Fed funds" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 666.
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
In September 2025 the Justice Department's case-by-case records show that the government obtained 19 official corruption convictions for every ten million people in the United States.
Understandably, there is great variation in the number of official corruption convictions in each of the nation's ninety-four federal judicial districts.
The districts registering the largest number of convictions of this type last month are shown in Table 3.
The District of Washington, D.C. (Washington) — with 8 convictions — was the most active during September 2025.
The District of Massachusetts and Southern District of New York (Manhattan) ranked 2nd.
Top Ranked District Judges
At any one time, there are about 680 federal District Court judges working in the United States. The judges recorded with the largest number of new official corruption crime cases resulting in convictions of this type during September 2025 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank Thurston, Jennifer L. Cal, E 3 1 More Kelly, Timothy James D. C. 3 1 More Talwani, Indira Mass 3 1 More Marks, Emily Coody Ala, M 2 4 More Boasberg, James Emanuel D. C. 2 4 More Connolly, Colm Felix Delaware 2 4 More Burke, Liles Clifton Ala, N 1 7 More Beistline, Ralph R. Alaska 1 7 More Anderson, Percy Cal, C 1 7 More Sullivan, Emmet G. D. C. 1 7 More Jackson, Amy Berman D. C. 1 7 More Chutkan, Tanya Sue D. C. 1 7 More Tydingco-Gatewood, Frances M. Guam 1 7 More Bucklo, Elaine E. Ill, N 1 7 More Coleman, Sharon Johnson Ill, N 1 7 More Leichty, Damon Ray Ind, N 1 7 More Young, Richard L. Ind, S 1 7 More Caldwell, Karen K. Ken, E 1 7 More Sachs, Howard Frederic Mo, W 1 7 More Ketchmark, Roseann Ambrosia Mo, W 1 7 More Garaufis, Nicholas G. N. Y., E 1 7 More Cogan, Brian Mark N. Y., E 1 7 More Vitaliano, Eric Nicholas N. Y., E 1 7 More Stein, Sidney H. N. Y., S 1 7 More Broderick, Vernon Speede N. Y., S 1 7 More Vyskocil, Mary Kay N. Y., S 1 7 More Nugent, Donald C. Ohio, N 1 7 More Immergut, Karin Johanna Oregon 1 7 More Beetlestone, Wendy Penn, E 1 7 More Pappert, Gerald John Penn, E 1 7 More Richardson, Eli Jeremy Tenn, M 1 7 More Brown, Ada Elene Texas, N 1 7 More Ramos, Nelva Gonzales Texas, S 1 7 More Martinez, Ricardo S. Wash, W 1 7 More Table 4. Top Ten Judges
A total of 22 out of the "top ten" judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of official corruption convictions , while the remaining 12 judges were from other districts. (Because of ties, there were a total of 34 judges in the "top ten" rankings.)
Judges Jennifer L. Thurston in the Eastern District of California (Sacramento), Timothy James Kelly in the District of Washington, D.C. (Washington) and Indira Talwani in the District of Massachusetts ranked 1st with 3 convicted in official corruption convictions.
Report Generated: December 8, 2025
