(24 Mar 2025)
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Detroit – 24 March 2025
1. Matt Weiss walks to his car in a parking lot following his court appearance
2. Various of the exterior courthouse nameplate
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, The Associated Press:
“This was the initial appearance for Matt Weiss here at the federal courthouse in Detroit. He’s the former NFL assistant coach and University of Michigan assistant coach, indicted last week on multiple charges of identity theft and unauthorized computer access.”
4. Weiss walks away from the court building
5. Various of the courthouse exterior
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, The Associated Press:
“Matt Weiss appeared with his lawyer, Doug Mulkoff. It was his initial appearance. He said he understood the charges. A not-guilty plea was entered by the judge. It was over within minutes.”
7. Various of an American flag flying above the courthouse building
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, The Associated Press:
“Weiss is accused of computer hacking. He’s accused of having unauthorized access — somehow gaining access — to personal information of college athletes. The indictment states that he was interested in getting intimate photos of college athletes, mostly women.”
9. Various of the exterior of the building
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, The Associated Press:
“We haven’t heard anything from Matt Weiss or his attorney. They did not comment outside the courtroom. They did not comment on the long walk to the parking lot. We don’t know what his position is other than he’s standing by a not-guilty plea.”
11. Tight of a newer courthouse nameplate
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, The Associated Press:
“No next date was immediately set. The case will now move to a U.S. District Court judge here in Detroit, and we’ll just have to see how this unfolds.”
13. The courthouse exterior
STORYLINE:
A judge entered a not-guilty plea Monday for a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach who is charged with hacking into the computer accounts of thousands of college athletes to find intimate images, primarily of women.
Matt Weiss’ appearance in federal court in Detroit was brief, days after the filing of a 14-page indictment. He’s accused of unauthorized computer access and identity theft, from 2015 until early 2023.
Weiss and lawyer Douglas Mullkoff waived a public reading of the indictment and later declined to comment during a cold, windy walk to a parking lot.
According to the indictment, Weiss gained access to the databases of more than 100 colleges and universities that were maintained by a third-party vendor, and then downloaded personal information and medical data of more than 150,000 athletes.
“The indictment states that he was interested in getting intimate photos of college athletes, mostly women,” said Ed White, an Associated Press reporter who covered Monday’s hearing.
Weiss spent two seasons with Michigan before he was fired in 2023 for not cooperating with a school investigation. He was co-offensive coordinator in 2022 when the Wolverines were 13-1 and played in the college football playoff.
He previously had spent more than a decade with the NFL’s Ravens in various coaching roles.
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