About

About the Office

The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the largest USAOs in the country, with a staff of over 300. USAO-EDPA is located at 615 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia, one block from the Federal Courthouse and overlooking the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The office is divided into three divisions: Criminal, Civil, and Administration, whose Chiefs report to the United States Attorney.

Criminal Division

Acting Criminal Chief Sal Astolfi leads the Criminal Division, assisted by two Deputy Chiefs. For management purposes, the Criminal Division is divided into eight teams. Attorneys in the Criminal Division are assigned to teams, and each team leader serves as an administrative head of the team. The team leaders also serve as subject matter chiefs. They maintain expertise in these areas and maintain relationships with the investigative agencies in their subject matter. The sections are:

• National Security and Cyber Crime
• Economic Crimes
• Health Care and Government Fraud
• Violent Crime
• Narcotics and Organized Crime
• Corruption and Civil Rights
• Appeals
• Asset Recovery and Financial Litigation

The Criminal Division also includes Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys assigned from other federal agencies and local prosecutors' offices to handle firearms offenses and other matters.

Civil Division

Civil Chief Gregory B. David leads the Civil Division. Civil AUSAs are generalist litigators who represent the federal government and its agencies and employees in civil litigation in the District. Primary areas of practice are tort cases, including medical malpractice and Constitutional tort cases, and Title VII cases alleging discrimination in hiring and employment practices by agencies of the United States. Other areas of practice include immigration, bankruptcy, debts owed the United States or its agencies, and judicial review of federal agency administrative actions.

The district is known as a major originator of affirmative civil enforcement actions to address fraud on the United States, and to bring civil penalty and injunctive actions enforcing a wide variety of federal agency regulations such as the environmental laws, predatory lending, and drug diversion. Civil AUSAs work with Inspectors General of many agencies to investigate and litigate under the False Claims Act and its whistleblower provisions. Our affirmative civil enforcement pursues nationwide fraud schemes in the pharmaceutical industry and quality of care concerns in nursing homes, adult and children residential facilities, and personal care homes.

Administrative Division

Acting Administrative Officer Bridget Bowie leads the Administrative Division. The Division is responsible for planning and executing a comprehensive range of administrative services that support the mission of the United States Attorney's Office. It provides policy and procedural direction, in addition to central services support, for the District in all areas of management and administration, including Acquisitions; Financial Management; Human Resources; Litigation Support; Records and Information Management;  Support Services; and Systems Support. The Administrative Officer is the principal advisor to the United States Attorney and the District on all administrative matters.

• Acquisitions
• Financial Management
• Human Resources
• Litigation Support
• Records and Information Management
• Support Services
• Systems Support