Overview
- U.S. District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds ruled on Dec. 22 that the aggravated identity theft charges will stand, rejecting a defense analogy that using stolen logins is like using a house key.
- Weiss still faces 24 federal counts in total, including 10 aggravated identity theft and 14 unauthorized access charges, with the identity theft counts carrying the most prison time if convicted.
- Recent federal filings describe security footage showing Weiss inside multiple offices in Michigan’s football facility in December 2022 near the period of the alleged hacking activity.
- Defense motions continue to challenge how University of Michigan police seized and handled devices, while prosecutors say Weiss is contesting process rather than the FBI’s warrant.
- University IT traced manipulated password resets to Schembechler Hall in January 2023, prompting device seizures and Weiss’s firing, and more than 70 women have filed separate civil suits.