U.S Attorney Zane David Memeger recently announced Marc Fox, 44, of Shoemakersville, was charged by information with one count of intentionally causing damage to a computer.

According to the FBI, the information alleges between Sept. 11, 2015 and Oct. 2, 2015, Fox sent unauthorized commands to a computer owned by UGI Utilities Inc., a company that supplies natural gas to customers in Pennsylvania.

The information alleges by sending these unauthorized commands, Fox intentionally changed the passwords and permissions for certain accounts on UGI’s computers, the press release states.

Fox then allegedly sent commands to a UGI computer that caused the rerouting of emergency calls to UGI during certain time periods so these emergency calls were not directed to the proper UGI telephone representatives, thus delaying the response to these high priority calls.

According to the FBI, the information alleges Fox’s computer intrusions caused more than $5,000 in damage and caused a threat to public safety.

If convicted, Fox faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a possible fine, restitution to UGI, and a $100 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Albert S. Glenn.