Department of Justice investigation into the former Matt Weiss Baltimore Ravens And Michigan’s assistant football coach was accused of hacking into personal accounts of more than 2,000 college athletes, revealing that the former coach has stole thousands of “candid and intimate” photos and videos.
The revelation came during court filings in a case against Weiss and the university after an attorney representing the victims of the case shared an email from. Department of Justice Mega Victim Case Assistance Program.
A Justice Department investigation into Matt Weiss revealed that the former coach had stole thousands of “candid and intimate” photos and videos. (Mark J. Rebilas-Usa Today Sports)
“Thousands of candid and intimate photos and videos have been seized from the defendant’s electronics and his cloud storage account,” the email read through the Associated Press. “Many people show naked victims. Some show victims engaged in explicit sexual activity.”
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The filing comes weeks after Weiss pleaded not guilty to a 24-count federal complaint. The charges were announced last month. It was announced more than two years after Weiss, 42, was fired from his coaching position under Harbaugh after an investigation into alleged crime.
According to the indictment, Weiss “gained unauthorized access to a database of student-athletes from over 100 universities maintained by third-party vendors.” He then downloaded the personal information and data of over 150,000 athletes, from which he had access to information from over 2,000 athletes, including access to social media, email and cloud storage.
Weiss has been accused of committing a crime from 2015 to January 2023. (Mark J. Rebilas-Usa Today Sports)
Weiss primarily targeted women, prosecutors said.
Weiss spent more than a decade coaching NFL He played various roles for the Baltimore Ravens before coaching under Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh in the 2020 season. He was fired in 2023 while investigating a suspected crime.
Weiss has been accused of committing a crime from 2015 to January 2023.
Weiss faces aggravated identity theft of 14 and 10 counts of unauthorized access to his computer. (image)
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Weiss faces aggravated identity theft of 14 and 10 counts of unauthorized access to his computer. He faces a maximum of five years in prison for each unauthorized access fee, up to two years at each count of identity theft.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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