Per Josh Henschke, the Feds are NOT involved in the Weiss investigation. DPS reports offer some clues.
This would seem to rule out certain crimes that can only be prosecuted under federal law.
Can confirm the Matt Weiss situation is NOT federal, which rules out some of the nefarious (and unfair) speculation out there.
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) January 18, 2023
I don’t know much more other than what it’s not.
There's also a UofM DPS report (DPS reports are public record) about an employee reporting that someone at Schembechler Hall gained unauthorized access to a UMich email account.
Public records show ‘fraudulent activity’ regarding emails reported at Schembechler Hall.
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) January 18, 2023
STORY: https://t.co/HxZq4Bsf8v https://t.co/UGTG79WmSf
January 18th, 2023 at 12:11 AM ^
What's DPS?
January 18th, 2023 at 12:15 AM ^
U-M Division of Public Safety and Security. Basically another name for the campus police. They actually go by DPSS, according to their website.
January 18th, 2023 at 12:15 AM ^
Department of Public Safety?
January 18th, 2023 at 1:13 AM ^
The dicks who make you pour out your entire 30-bomb of Natty when they catch you with one in Markley, that’s who.
January 18th, 2023 at 1:24 AM ^
Lol… Was going to say the same, but for me it was a handle of Captain Morgan’s in South Quad.
January 18th, 2023 at 1:14 PM ^
Its not all bad. They also wake you up if / when you pass out in the shrubs outside East or West Quad. Good people.
January 18th, 2023 at 6:11 PM ^
Freshman year I watched The Doors and thought I could drink whiskey like Jim Morrison. Turns out I could not, so ended up puking my guts into the bushes outside East Quad. Two DPS officers found me and asked if I could walk. Turns out I could not. One DPS officer told the other I had been drinking outside the dorms, which wasn't precisely true. Or true at all. So they didn't give me a ticket, just helped me to my dorm room.
All in all a pretty decent interaction.
January 18th, 2023 at 6:53 PM ^
If I’m sleeping in the shrubs, I’d prefer not to be awoken. Just me though.
January 18th, 2023 at 5:18 AM ^
They also frown on one riding a purloined cargo cart down Murfin at 2AM.
January 18th, 2023 at 6:45 AM ^
I'm glad I was at U-M back in the lawless days before the DPS. We never saw an AA policeman in or around the dorms.
January 18th, 2023 at 8:46 AM ^
Back in the day, they milled around during the Hash Bash. But, only to make sure the kids picked up their empty Doritos bags and cans of pop (soda).
January 18th, 2023 at 10:26 AM ^
Why did you put pop in parenthesis? Major disservice (fail).
January 18th, 2023 at 10:23 AM ^
ok boomer
JK
January 18th, 2023 at 10:29 AM ^
Go easy on us Hash Bashers.
Back in the day we smoked it to get high. Now we smoke it to ease our pain.
January 18th, 2023 at 1:59 PM ^
Knowing the difference between THC and CBD, I ain't buyin' it, man. :^)
January 18th, 2023 at 11:24 AM ^
Back in the late ‘90s, our parties were more than once broken up by AAPD Officer Veda Murray. Public safety by a public safety.
January 18th, 2023 at 10:45 PM ^
He put one of the more perfect tackles I have ever seen on a fraternity brother of mine. His shoulder still isn't quite right some 17 years on.
January 18th, 2023 at 8:39 AM ^
+1 for "purloined". At least once a week on this blog, my vocabulary improves.
January 18th, 2023 at 9:23 AM ^
I had to look it up. My 1st thought was it was some kind of decoration.
January 18th, 2023 at 8:39 AM ^
+2 for the use of purloined.
January 18th, 2023 at 9:34 AM ^
Anyone who was at the Decemberists' show knows that word...
January 18th, 2023 at 6:51 AM ^
terrible waste of $18.
January 18th, 2023 at 8:45 AM ^
What, the Natty or having to dump it out?
January 18th, 2023 at 8:57 AM ^
Natty is $18 now!?!?!
January 18th, 2023 at 6:54 AM ^
It would take me many years to get over trauma like that.
January 18th, 2023 at 7:51 AM ^
For me, they're the dicks who busted me for an 'open fire violation' after we built a fire pit in our backyard sophomore year. Had to use the AA first-time offender program to get the misdemeanor wiped off my record (thanks Student Legal Services!)
January 18th, 2023 at 8:41 AM ^
Rapscallion!
January 18th, 2023 at 11:05 AM ^
romeo, you might want to look at the 'FAQ' section. you can't say words like 'rapscallion'. could get you sent to bolivia.
January 18th, 2023 at 8:02 PM ^
Ahh....the old strangling cult from Bharat incident...yes,yes,yes. Must be careful with third and fourth level meanings as such. Might be easier to focus on the few words that, for now, can be said.
January 18th, 2023 at 10:21 AM ^
For me, they're the dicks who busted me for an 'open fire violation'
I'm not defending the dicks but was your, "fire pit" Texas A&M bonfire sized or something?!
January 18th, 2023 at 8:03 PM ^
Telephone poles make great kindling.
January 19th, 2023 at 10:24 AM ^
Nope, it was a small fire pit, perfect for sitting around, drinking beer, maybe roasting marshmallows. We dug a hole for it and put concrete blocks around it. It was shockingly safe for a bunch of drunken 19-year-olds...
January 18th, 2023 at 10:35 AM ^
They were just being formed when I graduated (1986). Before that it was campus security who made you pour out your 6-pack of Stroh's Signature when they caught you with one. Although that was literally only my last year at UM, before that alcohol was allowed in dorms.
January 18th, 2023 at 12:44 PM ^
As a long time denizen of South Quad (77-81) I fondly remember going down to Campus Corner on Thursday evening to procure the pony sized study aid. Also, the orders for 6 or 7 half barrels for major dorm parties were routine.
January 18th, 2023 at 3:43 PM ^
Holy poop. I was a freshman in 1986, and had no idea they allowed alcohol in the dorms. Granted, it wasn't hard to get it in, and they would look the other way at dorm room parties ("just keep the noise down"), but still.
January 18th, 2023 at 8:26 AM ^
Glorified mall cops?
January 18th, 2023 at 10:22 AM ^
One would assume but no... DPSS is a legit police force (sworn, guns, etc) just like AAPD is.
January 18th, 2023 at 9:52 AM ^
"Dick Pics Sent"
January 18th, 2023 at 10:53 AM ^
Damage Per Second
January 18th, 2023 at 5:14 PM ^
Damage Per Second. Its key to a well balanced party dynamic.
January 18th, 2023 at 12:11 AM ^
I heard he was stealing cable and using a family member’s Netflix login.
January 18th, 2023 at 5:34 AM ^
I heard he accidentally sent a dick pic to Mary Sue Coleman, when he meant to send it to Marie Susan Coles.
...then he spent the entire movie trying to hack Coleman's computer before she got home to read the e-mail.
...at least that's what my 90s teen movie brain says. Better than getting caught with your pee pee in an apple pie, I suppose.
January 18th, 2023 at 5:44 AM ^
I heard he was catfishing Mantei Te’o.
January 18th, 2023 at 5:56 AM ^
You ever seen the guy asking if you wanna make 5K with only $500 and a Chase account? That’s Weiss
January 18th, 2023 at 7:45 AM ^
Hey, you wanna make $5k with only $500 and a Chase account?
January 19th, 2023 at 12:16 AM ^
Wait, is Matt Weiss that nigerian prince that has been trying to send me $10M?
January 18th, 2023 at 12:03 PM ^
I heard he was trying to reach Warde about his car's extended warranty...
January 18th, 2023 at 12:13 AM ^
Now I'm even more confused, this case is over my head
January 18th, 2023 at 12:27 AM ^
Intentionally accessing someone's email account without authorization is a crime in the State of Michigan, but a seldom prosecuted one. If that is indeed what triggered Weiss becoming the target of an investigation, being placed on administrative leave, and having a convoy of police officers show up at his house, then there might be a backstory here.