Trevor Graves, 22, who was on the roster for the Hawkeyes at 174 pounds from 2013 through 2016, was arrested last week in what has been described as a high-tech cheating scheme.
The FBI alleges that the Colorado native installed devices called keyloggers on computers in university classrooms and labs that allowed him to record what his professors typed, including their credentials to log in to university grading and email systems.
Graves used the information to access the professors' accounts so he could intercept exams and test questions in advance and to repeatedly change grades on tests, quizzes and homework assignments, court documents allege. Graves reportedly changed his grades more than 90 times over a nearly two-year period in 2015 and 2016, and also changed grades on numerous occasions for at least five other students.
Graves is charged with intentionally accessing a computer without authorization to obtain information, and knowingly transmitting a computer program to cause damage. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The former Iowa student/athlete was arrested last week in Denver, and is now free on bond.
School administrators were notified of the possible breech in computer security in Dec. 2016 when a professor noticed that some of Graves' grades had been changed without her authorization, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
The same newspaper also reported that one student told the FBI that Graves had shared about a dozen tests with friends in advance of exams.
The alleged hacking affected a number of courses in various departments.
As a member of the Hawkeye wrestling roster, Graves saw limited action. In his first year at Iowa, the Fort Collins, Colo. native took a redshirt, competing unattached in open tournaments. During the 2014-15 season, Graves went 0-2. In his last season at Iowa -- 2015-16 -- Graves did not compete.
UPDATE 11/3/17
Trevor Graves appeared Thursday before a magistrate at the federal courthouse in Davenport, Iowa. He was released but ordered to obey a curfew and other restrictions while awaiting trial.
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