Convictions for June 2026
Referring Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during June 2026 the government reported 527 new convictions for these matters. Those cases were referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 19.8 percent over the previous month.
The comparisons of the number of defendants convicted 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 2026 convictions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of convictions was down (-23.9%). Convictions over the past year are still much lower than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that convictions of this type are down 13.6 percent from levels reported in 2021.
Figure 1. Monthly Trends in Convictions
The decrease from the levels five years ago in convictions for these matters is shown more clearly in Figure 1. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of 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.
Cases were classified by prosecutors into more specific types.
The largest number of convictions of these matters in June 2026 was for "Drugs-Drug Trafficking", accounting for 55.8 percent of convictions. Convictions were also filed for "Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force" (33.2%), "Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challen" (5.9%), "Weapons-Operation Triggerlock Major" (3.6%). See Figure 2.
Convictions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In June 2026, no defendants in 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.
Convictions in U.S. District Courts
In June 2026, 527 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during June 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 June.
Top Ranked Lead Charges
Table 2 shows the top lead charges recorded in the convictions of matters filed in U.S. District Court during June 2026 referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Lead Charge Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago 21 USC 841 - Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A 265 1 1 1 More 21 USC 846 - Attempt and conspiracy 189 2 2 2 More 18 USC 922 - Firearms; Unlawful acts 12 3 4 3 More 21 USC 952 - Importation of controlled substances 7 4 10 5 More 18 USC 846 - Explosives - Additional powers of the Secretary 5 5 17 12 More 18 USC 924 - Firearms; Penalties 5 5 16 13 More 46 USC 70503 - Possession control substance on vessel subject to jurisdiction of US 4 7 9 9 More 21 USC 963 - Attempt and conspiracy 2 8 5 11 More 18 USC 115 - Influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a Federal official 1 9 - - More 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud 1 9 - - More 18 USC 1365 - Tampering with consumer products 1 9 - 19 More 18 USC 1623 - False declarations before grand jury or court 1 9 30 - More 18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments 1 9 6 6 More 21 USC 844 - Penalty for simple possession 1 9 30 19 More State or Territory Provision 1 9 - - More Table 2. Top Charges for Convictions
"Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (Title 21 U.S.C Section 841) was the most frequent recorded lead charge. "Drug Abuse Prevention & Control-Prohibited acts A" (Title 21 U.S.C Section 841) was ranked 1 a year ago, while it was ranked 1 five years ago.
Ranked 2nd in frequency was the lead charge "Attempt and conspiracy" under Title 21 U.S.C Section 846. "Attempt and conspiracy" under Title 21 U.S.C Section 846 was ranked 2 a year ago, while it was ranked 2 five years ago.
Ranked 3rd was "Firearms; Unlawful acts" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 922. "Firearms; Unlawful acts" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 922 was ranked 4 a year ago, while it was ranked 3 five years ago.
Among these top ten lead charges, the one showing the greatest increase in convictions — up 280 percent — compared to one year ago was Title 18 U.S.C Section 924 that involves " Firearms; Penalties ". This was the same statute that had the largest increase — 280 % — when compared with five years ago.
Again among the top ten lead charges, the one showing the sharpest decline in convictions compared to one year ago — down 51.2 percent — was " Laundering of monetary instruments " (Title 18 U.S.C Section 1956 ). Compared to five years ago, the most significant decline in convictions — 45.2 percent — was for convictions where the lead charge was " Importation of controlled substances " (Title 21 U.S.C Section 952 ).
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
In June 2026 the Justice Department's case-by-case records show that the government obtained 185.9 convictions for every ten million people in the United States.
Understandably, there is great variation in the per capita number of convictions in each of the nation's ninety-four federal judicial districts.
The districts registering the largest number of convictions per capita for these matters last month are shown in Table 3. Districts must have at least 5 convictions to receive a ranking.
Judicial District Percapita Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago S Dakota 1,712 13 1 55 56 More La, W 1,092 19 2 42 81 More Texas, E 965 37 3 6 7 More Montana 950 9 4 60 64 More Ala, M 896 9 5 42 74 More Okla, N 856 8 6 25 63 More Ga, S 787 11 7 79 48 More W Virg, N 773 6 8 27 32 More Wash, E 626 9 9 40 57 More La, E 583 8 10 72 79 More Table 3. Top 10 Districts (per ten million people)
The District of South Dakota — with 1712 convictions as compared with 185.9 convictions per ten million population in the United States — was the most active during June 2026.
The Western District of Louisiana (Shreveport) ranked 2nd.
Eastern District of Texas (Tyler) is now ranking 3rd. The Eastern District of Texas (Tyler) was ranked 6 a year ago, while it was ranked 7 for most frequent use five years ago.
Recent entrants to the top 10 list were Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa), now ranked 6th , and Northern District of West Virginia (Wheeling) at 8th In the same order, these districts ranked 25th and 27th one year ago and 63rd and 32nd five years ago.
The federal judicial district which showed the greatest growth in the rate of convictions compared to one year ago — 57.6 percent — was Western District of Louisiana (Shreveport). This was the same district that had the largest increase — 642.9 percent — when compared with five years ago.
In the last year, the judicial District Court recording the largest drop in the rate of convictions — 35.4 percent — was Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa). But over the past five years, Southern District of Georgia (Savannah) showed the largest drop — 24 percent.
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 crime cases resulting in convictions of this type during June 2026 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank 1yr ago 5yrs ago Mazzant, Amos L. Texas, E 23 1 1 8 More Arcara, Richard Joseph N. Y., W 8 2 64 182 More Hendrix, James Wesley Texas, N 7 3 2 18 More Dimitrouleas, William P. Fla, S 6 4 258 - More Gayles, Darrin Phillip Fla, S 6 4 102 182 More Wood, Lisa Godbey Ga, S 6 4 326 147 More Crone, Marcia A. Texas, E 6 4 6 63 More Jordan, Sean D. Texas, E 6 4 38 33 More Doughty, Terry Alvin La, W 5 9 258 - More Cain, James David, Jr. La, W 5 9 - - More Bastian, Stanley Allen Wash, E 5 9 102 - More Table 4. Top Ten Judges
A total of 7 out of the "top ten" judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of convictions per capita, while the remaining 4 judges were from other districts. (Because of ties, there were a total of 11 judges in the "top ten" rankings.)
Judge Amos L. Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler) ranked 1st with 23 convicted in convictions. Judge Mazzant appeared in the top ten rankings one year (ranked 1) and five years ago (rank 8).
Judge Richard Joseph Arcara in the Western District of New York (Buffalo) ranked 2nd with 8 convicted in convictions.
Judge James Wesley Hendrix in the Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth) ranked 3rd with 7 convicted in convictions. Judge Hendrix also appeared in the top ten rankings one year ago (ranked 2).
Report Generated: August 12, 2026
