Fraud / Forgery cases in Gloucester County are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 67 cases in 2025, 87.1% were dismissed or dropped and 12.9% resulted in conviction.

Key takeaways

  • 87.1% of Fraud / Forgery cases in Gloucester County were dismissed or dropped in 2025, across 67 public court records (Virginia average: 73.7%).
  • 12.9% resulted in conviction.
  • The median case resolved in 6.8 months; the slowest quarter took 6.8 months or more.
87.1%
Dismissal Rate
vs 73.7% statewide
12.9%
Conviction Rate
vs 25.8% statewide
6.8 months
Median Duration
I Outcomes

How 67 Circuit Court cases in Gloucester County were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.

Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution

87.1%
12.9%
Dismissed by judge 0.0% (n=0) Dropped by prosecutor (nolle prosequi) 87.1% (n=27) Convicted 12.9% (n=4) Acquitted 0.0%

Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 87.1% of 31 resolved cases.

Source: 67 Circuit Court records, Gloucester County, 2025. See the 2025 Virginia Criminal Court Outcomes report for statewide context. — VirginiaCourtFile.com

Exhibit · How Gloucester County compares

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

Gloucester CountyThis page 87.1% 67 cases
Virginia Beach 68.9% 414 cases Chesapeake 77.6% 414 cases Norfolk 76.9% 333 cases Suffolk 83.8% 279 cases
Statewide average 73.7% all Virginia

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

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

4.0 years
Avg Sentence
4.0 years
Median Sentence

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

Exhibit · Case duration

Fastest 25% 6.8 months
Median 6.8 months
Slowest 25% 6.8 months
II Getting Help

Representation options in Gloucester County.

If you cannot afford an attorney for a fraud / forgery charge, you may qualify for court-appointed counsel or a public defender. How Virginia's indigent-defense system works explains who qualifies and how representation is assigned in Gloucester County. Defense attorneys who have appeared on fraud / forgery cases in Gloucester County are listed below.

Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Gloucester 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

1,095 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Gloucester 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.

How does Gloucester County compare to other Virginia courts?

Gloucester County has a 87.1% 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 — Gloucester County, Virginia. Based on 67 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/fraud-forgery/gloucester-county

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