Convictions for August 2026
Referring Agency: Internal Revenue Service
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during August 2026 the government reported 32 new convictions for these matters. Those cases were referred by the Internal Revenue Service. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is down 37.3 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 (-19.9%). 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 13.5 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 August 2026 was for "Fraud-Tax", accounting for 59.4 percent of convictions. Convictions were also filed for "Fraud-Federal Program" (9.4%), "Money Laundering-Other" (9.4%), "Drugs-Organized Crime Task Force" (6.3%), "Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated" (6.3%), "Fraud-Financial Institution" (3.1%), "Fraud-Other" (3.1%), "Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challen" (3.1%). See Figure 2.
Convictions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In August 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 August 2026, 32 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during August 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 August.
Top Ranked Lead Charges
Table 2 shows the top lead charges recorded in the convictions of matters filed in U.S. District Court during August 2026 referred by the Internal Revenue Service.
Lead Charge Count Rank 26 USC 7206 - Fraud and False statements 9 1 More 18 USC 286 - Conspiracy to defraud the Government claims 4 2 More 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 4 2 More 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud 3 4 More 18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments 3 4 More 26 USC 7201 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax 3 4 More 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 2 7 More 26 USC 7202 - Willful failure to collect or pay over tax 2 7 More 18 USC 641 - Public money, property or records 1 9 More Table 2. Top Charges for Convictions
"Fraud and False statements" (Title 26 U.S.C Section 7206) was the most frequent recorded lead charge.
Ranked 2nd in frequency were the lead charges "Conspiracy to defraud the Government claims" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 286 and "Fraud by wire, radio, or television" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 1343.
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
In August 2026 the Justice Department's case-by-case records show that the government obtained 11.3 convictions for every ten million people in the United States.
Understandably, there is great variation in the number of 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.
Judicial District Count Rank N. J. 3 1 More Tenn, M 3 1 More Texas, W 3 1 More Fla, M 2 4 More Mo, W 2 4 More N Car, M 2 4 More Nevada 2 4 More Alaska 1 8 More Cal, C 1 8 More Cal, N 1 8 More Fla, S 1 8 More Ga, N 1 8 More Idaho 1 8 More Ken, E 1 8 More La, E 1 8 More Maryland 1 8 More N. Y., S 1 8 More Ohio, S 1 8 More Penn, E 1 8 More Texas, N 1 8 More Texas, S 1 8 More Utah 1 8 More Table 3. Top 10 Districts
The District of New Jersey, Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville) and Western District of Texas (San Antonio) — with 3 convictions — were the most active during August 2026.
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 August 2026 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank Kays, David Gregory Mo, W 2 1 More Dorsey, Jennifer Anna Nevada 2 1 More Beistline, Ralph R. Alaska 1 3 More Rogers, Yvonne Gonzalez Cal, N 1 3 More Honeywell, Charlene Vanessa Edwards Fla, M 1 3 More Barber, Thomas Patrick Fla, M 1 3 More Altman, Roy Kalman Fla, S 1 3 More Cohen, Mark Howard Ga, N 1 3 More Nye, David Charles Idaho 1 3 More Wier, Robert Earl Ken, E 1 3 More Guidry, Greg Gerard La, E 1 3 More Osteen, William Lindsay, Jr. N Car, M 1 3 More Eagles, Catherine Caldwell N Car, M 1 3 More Salas, Esther N. J. 1 3 More Ramos, Edgardo N. Y., S 1 3 More Dlott, Susan J. Ohio, S 1 3 More Kearney, Mark A. Penn, E 1 3 More Pittman, Mark Timothy Texas, N 1 3 More Lake, Simeon Timothy, III Texas, S 1 3 More Garcia, Orlando Luis Texas, W 1 3 More Albright, Alan D Texas, W 1 3 More Campbell, Tena Utah 1 3 More Table 4. Top Ten Judges
All 22 of the "top ten" judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of convictions. (Because of ties, there were a total of 22 judges in the "top ten" rankings.)
Judges David Gregory Kays in the Western District of Missouri (Kansas City) and Jennifer Anna Dorsey in the District of Nevada ranked 1st with 2 convicted in convictions.
Judges Ralph R. Beistline in the District of Alaska, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in the Northern District of California (San Francisco), Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa), Thomas Patrick Barber in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa), Roy Kalman Altman in the Southern District of Florida (Miami), Mark Howard Cohen in the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta), David Charles Nye in the District of Idaho, Robert Earl Wier in the Eastern District of Kentucky (Lexing ranked 3rd with 1 convicted in convictions.
Report Generated: October 27, 2026
