 Scharff first came to the U.S. in 1948 when he was asked to testify in Lt. Monti's treason trial.While there, he met with various USAF officials and lectured about prisoner interrogation techniques at the Pentagon and other locales.After immigrating to the United States following World War II, Scharff fell back upon the artistic influences and training he had acquired during his youth in Germany and began creating mosaic art and furniture products decorated with mosaics for sale within the New York City area.