Fraud / Forgery in Roanoke City
31 cases · Roanoke City Courts
Updated May 2, 2026 · Data through 2025
Fraud / Forgery cases in Roanoke City are heard primarily in Circuit Court. Based on 31 cases in 2025, 52.2% were dismissed or dropped and 47.8% resulted in conviction.
Case Outcomes — Circuit Court
How 31 Circuit Court cases in Roanoke City were resolved in 2025. This charge is heard at the Circuit Court level.
Exhibit · Case-outcome distribution
Largest outcomeDropped by prosecutor — 52.2% of 23 resolved cases.
Source: 31 Circuit Court records, Roanoke City, 2025 — VirginiaCourtFile.com
Exhibit · How Roanoke City 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 Roanoke City Circuit Court? See the full Circuit Court record — charge mix, judges, and officer activity.
Sentencing When Convicted
Charge Reductions
When the original charge is amended to a lesser offense, usually through negotiation between the attorney and prosecutor.
Exhibit · Charge-reduction patterns
in Roanoke City are reduced
Case Duration
Time from filing to final disposition — half of cases resolve faster than the median.
Exhibit · Case duration
Defense Attorneys with Fraud / Forgery Cases in Roanoke City
Attorneys whose primary jurisdiction is Roanoke City 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 attorneysCommonwealth's Attorney Office — Roanoke City
2,086 circuit court filings prosecuted by the Roanoke City Commonwealth's Attorney in 2025. Office-level data — direct-indictment rate, disposition mix, trial activity. View office records →
Common Questions
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?
3.2% of Fraud / Forgery cases in Roanoke City were amended to a lesser charge in 2025. The most common reduction was to Bad Check: Larceny < $1000 (1 cases), followed by Petit Larceny (1 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 Roanoke City compare to other Virginia courts?
Roanoke City has a 52.2% 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 — Roanoke City, Virginia. Based on 31 public court records, 2025; last updated May 2, 2026. https://www.virginiacourtfile.com/charges/fraud-forgery/roanoke-city