2 Pittsburgh-area men plead guilty in scheme to hack Snapchat accounts and steal explicit photos

By Lauren Linder is a passionate, Emmy Award-winning journalist, who joined KDKA in December 2022. She wanted to report in Pittsburgh for a long time and is thrilled to do so at such a historic station as KDKA. Read Full Bio Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 6:37 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Add CBS News on Google Two of seven defendants who were indicted by a federal grand jury  for orchestrating a scheme to access and sell sexually explicit content from social media pleaded guilty this week to their respective charges. They appeared to be the ringleaders in this scheme that prosecutors said included victims who were minors. Charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, fraud in connection with unlawful computer access, aggravated identity theft, and receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material are the charges the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Pennsylvania filed in a 16-count indictment against Richard Martz Jr. of Meadville, Dylan Miller of West Mifflin, Christopher Clampitt of North Carolina, Edward Grabb of Jeanette, Michael Yackovich of West Newton, Luke Swinehart of Lock Haven, and Karlin Jones of Beaver Falls. Martz and Miller just acknowledged the crimes they committed, pleading guilty
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