March 21, 2019: Chesapeake Beach Councilman Charged with Illegal Wiretapping, Criminal Information

CRIMINAL INFORMATION

THE STATE PROSECUTOR for the State of Maryland informs and charges the Defendant, STEWART CUMBO, with having committed the following offenses:

COUNT I

From on or about July of 2018 through November of 2018, at Calvert County, Maryland, STEWART CUMBO did willfully intercept, through a recording on his cellular phone, an oral communication, without the knowledge or consent of the intercepted party, to wit: CUMBO used his cellular phone to record approximately two hundred and seventy-five (275) telephone calls between himself and other individuals without telling the other individuals that the call was being recorded, in violation of §10-402(a)(1) of the Court and Judicial Proceedings Article and against the peace, government and dignity of the State.

CJIS Code 1-5595

Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article §10-402(a)(1)

Penalty 5 years and/or $10,000

Respectfully submitted,

EMMET C. DAVITT

STATE PROSECUTOR

By:                  ________________________________

Kelly B. Madigan

Deputy State Prosecutor

Office of the State Prosecutor

Suite 410, Hampton Plaza

300 E. Joppa Road

Towson, Maryland 21286

(410) 321-4067