Ex-Cards scouting director Chris Correa sentenced to prison for hacking Astros

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HOUSTON -- A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros' player-personnel database and email system in an unusual case of high-tech cheating involving two Major League Baseball clubs.

Christopher Correa had pleaded guilty in January to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer from 2013 to at least 2014, the same year he was promoted to director of baseball development in St. Louis. He was fired last summer and now faces 46 months behind bars and a court order to pay $279,038 in restitution. He had faced up to five years in prison on each count.

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Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. last year had blamed the hack on "roguish behavior" by a handful of individuals. No one else was charged.

MLB could discipline the Cardinals, possibly with a fine or a loss of draft picks, but has said only that it looked forward to getting details on the case from federal authorities.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/17101079/chris-correa-former-st-louis-cardinals-scouting-director-sentenced-jail-hacking-houston-astros

[LonePirate]

1. I'm surprised he was sentenced to prison for this.

When murdering unarmed citizens in this country results in less jail time than some computer hacking, it really makes one question our justice system. This seemed like a case of time served plus fines.

[Iggo]

2. Count your blessings, Tom Brady.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Do You Support This Sentence or Not, Iggo?

If you're hellbent on punitive actions against cheaters, you have to be in support of this draconian action.

There was a lot more evidence in this case, so if you're still going to pile on Brady, with no actual proof of guilt, you must think 4 years for what this guy did is ok!

Obviously, i do not.

[Iggo]

4. Good gawd! Grow a sense of humor.

Jeezuz fucking christ.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. I Don't Think Either Topic Is All That Funny

JFC to you too