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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Karlin Jones of Beaver Falls was among seven people named in a 16-count federal indictment filed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. 

The indictment includes charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fraud involving unlawful computer access, aggravated identity theft, and receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material. 

Federal prosecutors said two of the defendants, Richard Martz Jr. of Meadville and Dylan Miller of West Mifflin, pleaded guilty this week to charges connected to the case. 

According to prosecutors, the defendants conspired between March 2020 and October 2022 to hack into hundreds of Snapchat accounts to obtain sexually explicit images and videos, including material involving minors. 

Prosecutors alleged Martz and Miller led the scheme. Both remain free on bond pending sentencing hearings scheduled for September 16th.