Pennsylvania’s criminal statute of limitations for insurance fraud is five years from the date of the alleged act per 42 Pa.C.S. § 5552. This statute of limitations imposes deadlines by which prosecutors must file charges. You may have a valid statute of limitations defense if the Commonwealth moves forward with its case after this period. […]

Insurance fraud could be a felony in PA if prosecutors can prove specific facts. The law lists specific criminal acts over which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has the authority to charge as third-degree felonies. Otherwise, acts of insurance fraud are first-degree misdemeanors. Both classifications carry the potential of facing prison time and thousands in fines […]