Historian (and Jeopardy winner) gets probation for breaking into emails

A seven-time “Jeopardy!” winner who taught history at a Michigan college was put on probation on Friday for inappropriately logging into the email accounts of fellow professors, administrators and students.

Stephanie Jass, who taught history at Michigan’s Adrian College, appeared to acknowledge her actions when she issued an apology.

"I am sorry for all the pain I have caused," said the 48-year-old, who must return to court after serving a year of probation for unauthorized computer access.

Police told the Associated Press that the college professor logged into other email accounts without permission over a four-day period causing the school to reset passwords and assigned everyone the same temporary password.

The AP also reported that Jass had a document that listed "comments and problems" of faculty members.

One professor who blew the whistle on Jass told police she believed that the "Jeopardy" winner was downloading and snooping through emails to gain leverage over others. ...