Allegany County Man Convicted Following Maryland State Police Investigation Into Illegal Access Of Online Databases

(CUMBERLAND, MD) – Following an investigation by Maryland State Police, an Allegany County man is convicted in connection with illegal access to online databases.

The convicted is identified as Mathew Mark Schartiger, 39, of Cumberland, Maryland. Following consultation with the Office of the State’s Attorney in Frederick County, Schartiger was charged in two separate criminal cases with a combined total of 16 criminal charges. On Wednesday, July 1, Schartiger was sentenced in the District Court by the Honorable Mimi Cooper, Judge, District Court of Maryland, to two consecutive three-year prison terms, with all but 10 days suspended.

In March, Maryland State Police received information from law enforcement in Allegany County regarding multiple incidents of possible identity theft. Throughout the course of the investigation, troopers determined that Schartiger was impersonating female victims by creating fraudulent email accounts and unlawfully accessing private boudoir photographs stored on multiple online business platforms. 

Subsequent search warrants were conducted at a business in the 17000 block of McMullen Highway and his residence, both located in Allegany County. Recovered evidence revealed that Schartiger used both locations to unlawfully access victims' private online accounts and create unauthorized copies of their photographs. 

The Maryland State Police encourage anyone who believes they may have been the victim of similar activity to contact their nearest Maryland State Police barrack. Find a location near you: https://mdsp.maryland.gov/. 

Mathew Schartiger

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