Prosecutions for June 2026
Referring Agency: Internal Revenue Service
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during June 2026 the government reported 60 new prosecutions 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 3.2 percent over the previous month.
The comparisons of the number of defendants charged 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 prosecutions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of filings was up (2.1%). Prosecutions over the past year are still much lower than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that prosecutions of this type are down 23.6 percent from levels reported in 2021.
Figure 1. Monthly Trends in Prosecutions
The decrease from the levels five years ago in prosecutions for these matters is shown more clearly in Figure 1. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of prosecutions 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 prosecutions of these matters in June 2026 was for "Fraud-Tax", accounting for 30 percent of prosecutions. Prosecutions were also filed for "Withheld by Govt from TRAC (FOIA challen" (23.3%), "Fraud-Other" (13.3%), "Fraud-Federal Program" (8.3%), "Fraud-Other Business" (6.7%), "Drugs-Drug Trafficking" (3.3%), "Fraud-Identity Theft-Aggravated" (3.3%), "Money Laundering-Other" (3.3%). See Figure 2.
Prosecutions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In June 2026, 2 defendants in cases for these matters were filed 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.
In the magistrate courts in June the most frequently cited lead charge was Title 21 U.S.C Section 846 involving "Attempt and conspiracy". This was the lead charge for 100 percent of all magistrate filings in June.
Prosecutions in U.S. District Courts
In June 2026, 58 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during June there were an additional 3 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 prosecutions of matters filed in U.S. District Court during June 2026 referred by the Internal Revenue Service.
Lead Charge Count Rank 18 USC 1343 - Fraud by wire, radio, or television 15 1 More 26 USC 7206 - Fraud and False statements 9 2 More 26 USC 7202 - Willful failure to collect or pay over tax 5 3 More 18 USC 1341 - Mail Fraud - Frauds and swindles 4 4 More 18 USC 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud US 3 5 More 18 USC 1344 - Bank Fraud 3 5 More 26 USC 7201 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax 3 5 More 08 USC 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens 1 8 More 18 USC 286 - Conspiracy to defraud the Government claims 1 8 More 18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally 1 8 More 18 USC 1349 - Mail Fraud - Attempt and Conspiracy 1 8 More 18 USC 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments 1 8 More Table 2. Top Charges Filed
"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 "Fraud and False statements" under Title 26 U.S.C Section 7206.
Ranked 3rd was "Willful failure to collect or pay over tax" under Title 26 U.S.C Section 7202.
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
In June 2026 the Justice Department's case-by-case records show that the government brought 21.5 prosecutions for every ten million people in the United States.
Understandably, there is great variation in the number of prosecutions that are filed in each of the nation's ninety-four federal judicial districts.
The districts registering the largest number of prosecutions of this type last month are shown in Table 3.
Judicial District Count Rank Cal, C 6 1 More Ohio, S 4 2 More Fla, M 3 3 More Ga, N 3 3 More N Mexico 3 3 More Cal, E 2 6 More Cal, S 2 6 More Ga, M 2 6 More Mass 2 6 More Montana 2 6 More Oregon 2 6 More Penn, E 2 6 More Penn, M 2 6 More Penn, W 2 6 More S Car 2 6 More Texas, S 2 6 More Texas, W 2 6 More Table 3. Top 10 Districts
The Central District of California (Los Angeles) — with 6 prosecutions — was the most active during June 2026.
The Southern District of Ohio (Cincinnati) ranked 2nd.
Middle District of Florida (Tampa), Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) and District of New Mexico are now ranking 3rd.
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 of this type during June 2026 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank Morrison, Sarah Daggett Ohio, S 4 1 More Scriven, Mary Stenson Fla, M 2 2 More Slomsky, Joel Harvey Penn, E 2 2 More Anderson, Percy Cal, C 1 4 More Olguin, Fernando M. Cal, C 1 4 More Thurston, Jennifer L. Cal, E 1 4 More Huff, Marilyn L. Cal, S 1 4 More Montenegro, Ruth Bermudez Cal, S 1 4 More Gallagher, Gordon P. Colorado 1 4 More Underhill, Stefan R. Conn 1 4 More Presnell, Gregory A. Fla, M 1 4 More Larkins, John K., III Ga, N 1 4 More Gallagher, Stephanie A. Maryland 1 4 More Casper, Denise Jefferson Mass 1 4 More Ketchmark, Roseann Ambrosia Mo, W 1 4 More Irizarry, Dora L. N. Y., E 1 4 More Brann, Matthew William Penn, M 1 4 More Saporito, Joseph F., Jr. Penn, M 1 4 More Conti, Joy Flowers Penn, W 1 4 More Pittman, Mark Timothy Texas, N 1 4 More Ellison, Keith P. Texas, S 1 4 More Hanks, George C., Jr. Texas, S 1 4 More Garcia, Orlando Luis Texas, W 1 4 More Pitman, Robert Texas, W 1 4 More Table 4. Top Ten Judges
A total of 18 out of the "top ten" judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of filings , while the remaining 6 judges were from other districts. (Because of ties, there were a total of 24 judges in the "top ten" rankings.)
Judge Sarah Daggett Morrison in the Southern District of Ohio (Cincinnati) ranked 1st with 4 defendants in cases.
Judges Mary Stenson Scriven in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa) and Joel Harvey Slomsky in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) ranked 2nd with 2 defendants in cases.
Report Generated: August 12, 2026
