Cumberland, MD (JK) – A Cumberland man has been sentenced following a Maryland State Police investigation into the illegal access of private online databases and photographs.
Mathew Mark Schartiger, 39, of Cumberland, was sentenced July 1 in the District Court of Maryland after being charged in two separate Frederick County criminal cases involving a combined total of 16 charges. Judge Mimi Cooper imposed two consecutive three-year prison terms, with all but 10 days of the sentence suspended.
The investigation began in March after Maryland State Police received information from Allegany County law enforcement about several possible identity theft cases.
According to investigators, Schartiger created fraudulent email accounts to impersonate female victims and unlawfully accessed private boudoir photographs stored on multiple online business platforms.
Troopers later executed search warrants at a business in the 17000 block of McMullen Highway and at Schartiger’s residence in Allegany County. Authorities say evidence recovered during those searches showed he used both locations to gain unauthorized access to victims’ online accounts and create copies of their private photographs.
Maryland State Police are asking anyone who believes they may have been the victim of similar activity to contact their nearest Maryland State Police barrack. Information on barrack locations is available on the Maryland State Police website.
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