What we do

The IFPA fights fraud by supporting law enforcement personnel that aggressively investigate and prosecute insurance fraud criminals. The following insurance fraud units receive financial resources from the IFPA for personnel, training, equipment and expenses:

Allegheny County District Attorney

304 Ross Street
Mitchell Building, Suite 510
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Phone: (412) 350-3113
Fax: (412) 350-4512

  • First grant in 1997
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • Investigates and prosecutes insurance fraud throughout Allegheny County, coordinating investigations with the Allegheny County police and the Attorney General’s western region insurance fraud section
  • IFPA funds support one prosecutor, two detectives, and a paralegal
Allegheny County Police Department

400 N. Lexington Street,
Ste. 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Phone: (412) 473-1200
Fax: (412) 473-1205

  • First grant in 1997
  • Investigates insurance fraud cases in Allegheny County, supports other law enforcement in surrounding counties
  • IFPA funds support two detectives
Cumberland County District Attorney

Cumberland County Courthouse
4 Liberty Avenue
Carlisle, PA 17013

Phone: (717) 240-7764
Fax: (717) 240-7763

  • First grant in 1997
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • Investigates insurance fraud cases in Cumberland County
  • IFPA funds support one detective and an assistant district attorney
Dauphin County District Attorney

Dauphin County Courthouse
Front & Market Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Phone: (717) 255-2770
Fax: (717) 255-1396

  • First grant in July 2004
  • Investigates arson and possible arson associated with insurance fraud
  • IFPA funds support overtime for one investigator
Delaware County District Attorney

Delaware County Courthouse
Media, PA 19063

Phone: (610) 891-4713
Fax: (610) 892-0719

  • First grant in 2000
  • Investigates and prosecutes insurance fraud in Delaware County
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • IFPA funds support one detective, an analyst, and an assistant district attorney
Erie Bureau of Police

626 State Street
Erie, PA 16501

Phone: (814) 870-1258
Fax: (814) 870-1162

  • First grant in July 2004
  • Investigates insurance fraud in Erie City
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • IFPA funds support one investigator
Lehigh County District Attorney

455 W. Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18101

Phone: (610) 264-8758
Fax: (610) 264-8763

  • First grant in 1996
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • Investigates insurance fraud in Lehigh and Northampton Counties
  • IFPA funds support two investigators, an assistant district attorney and a secretary
Montgomery County District Attorney

P.O. Box 311
Swede & Airy Streets
Norristown, PA 19404

Phone: (610) 278-3132
Fax: (610) 278-3095

  • First grant in 1997
  • Investigates and prosecutes insurance fraud and arson in Montgomery County
  • IFPA funds support an assistant district attorney, a detective, an arson investigator and a secretary
Northeastern Pennsylvania Task Force

415 Spruce Street
Brooks Building
Scranton, PA 18503

Phone: (570) 963-5177
Fax: (570) 496-1738

  • First grant in 1996
  • Grant administered by Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • Investigates and prosecutes insurance fraud cases in Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Susquehanna, Sullivan and Bradford Counties
  • IFPA funds support an assistant district attorney, a chief detective, a secretary, an administrator and two detectives
Office of the Attorney General

16th Floor Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120

Phone: (717) 787-0272
Fax: (717) 705-0741

  • First grant in 1995
  • Maintains offices in Norristown (Montgomery County), Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, covering the primary population centers in the state
  • Investigates all types of insurance fraud involving multi-county jurisdictions
Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshals

Bureau of Criminal Investigation
1800 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Phone: (717) 705-4247
Fax: (717) 705-2306

  • First grant in 1997
  • Supports arson investigations statewide and investigates possible insurance fraud associated with arson
  • IFPA funds support overtime pay and benefits derived from overtime for 44 deputy fire marshals and 65 part-time assistant deputy fire marshals, and cover the cost of additional resources
Philadelphia District Attorney

Three South Penn Square
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Phone: (215) 686-8723
Fax: (215) 686-8765

Insurance Fraud Unit Website

  • First grant in 1995
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • Focuses on insurance fraud in the city of Philadelphia, coordinating with the Federal Insurance Fraud Task Force and the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section
  • IFPA funds support one deputy district attorney, six prosecutors, a detective supervisor, 12 detectives, a law clerk, a secretary, and a full-time probation officer to verify collection of fines and penalties
York County District Attorney

York County Judicial Center
45 N. George Street
York, PA 17401

Phone: (717) 771-9600
Fax: (717) 771-9738

  • First grant in July 2004
  • Investigates insurance fraud in York County
  • Operates jointly with an auto theft prevention unit
  • IFPA funds support one detective