The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during FY 2007 the government reported 196 new prosecutions with a lead charge of "26 USC 7201 - Attempt to evade or defeat tax".
Go to the report for full details.
Supplemental Material
The following is a complete list of all judicial districts recording prosecutions last year under 26 USC 7201. Clicking on the "More" link will give you the opportunity to obtain a report targeted to the prosecution of these matters in the Judicial District indicated in the table.
Note: city listed will be based on the defendant's address when such information is available. Otherwise it will be the court branch location if available, or else the principal city in the district.
For many years, Tax Analysts and the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
have vigorously exercised their rights under the Freedom of Information Act
to obtain authoritative information from the Internal Revenue Service.
Now TRAC and Tax Analysts have joined forces to offer a new series of monthly reports about
the government's use of its criminal powers in the tax area.