Fraud / Forgery cases in Augusta County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 34 cases in 2025, 52.4% were dismissed or dropped and 47.6% resulted in conviction.

52.4%
Dismissal Rate
vs 74.0% statewide
47.6%
Conviction Rate
vs 25.4% statewide
2.3 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 34 Circuit Court cases in Augusta County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

52.4%
47.6%
Dismissed by judge 0.0% (n=0) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 52.4% (n=11) Guilty Plea 47.6% Found Guilty 0.0% Acquitted 0.0%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 52.4% of 21 resolved cases.

Source: 34 Circuit Court records, Augusta County, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Augusta County compares

Dismissal rates for Fraud / Forgery in this and peer jurisdictions, 2025. Peers are the highest-volume neighboring jurisdictions in the same region.

Click any peer for its full record. Bar lengths are scaled to the highest rate shown.

Filed in Augusta County Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.

2.6 years
Avg Sentence
2.0 years
Median Sentence

When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.

Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns

11.8% of Fraud / Forgery cases
in Augusta County are reduced
4 cases had their charge amended to a lesser offense.
Most common reductions
Fraud / Forgery Credit Card Fraud<$1000 6M
2 cases · 50.0% of reductions
Fraud / Forgery Fraud Obtain Welfare, < $1000
2 cases · 50.0% of reductions

Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 1.8 months
Median 2.3 months
Slowest 25% 3.8 months

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Augusta County and who appeared as defense counsel of record on Fraud / Forgery cases in 2025. Listed by case count.

Counts are each attorney's full 2025 caseload statewide. Click any name for their jurisdiction + outcome breakdown.

All Virginia defense attorneys

2,161 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Augusta County Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →

Statistics from public court records for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Past outcomes do not predict future results. Consult a licensed attorney for guidance on your case.

Can a Fraud / Forgery charge be reduced to something lesser?

11.8% of Fraud / Forgery cases in Augusta County were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Credit Card Fraud<$1000 6M (2 cases), followed by Fraud Obtain Welfare, < $1000 (2 cases). Whether a reduction is available depends on the specifics of the case and is typically negotiated between the defense attorney and the prosecutor.

How does Augusta County compare to other Virginia courts?

Augusta County has a 52.4% dismissal rate for Fraud / Forgery cases. Outcomes vary significantly across Virginia courts. View the Fraud / Forgery overview to compare dismissal rates, conviction rates, and case timelines across every jurisdiction.

Where does this data come from and how often is it updated?

All figures on this page come from Virginia's public Case Information System (CIS) and District Court system, calendar year 2025 onward. The dataset is refreshed quarterly. See methodology for definitions, denominators, and known coverage gaps.

Cite this page

VirginiaCourtFile.com (2026). Fraud / Forgery Outcomes — Augusta County, Virginia. Based on 34 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/fraud-forgery/augusta-county

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