The St. Louis Cardinals may have found the perpetrator behind the hack of the Houston Astros' scouting information, but the saga isn't over for the franchise.
According to CNN's Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, the Federal Bureau of Investigation may continue to seek charges against the Cardinals employee(s) implicated in the hacking. Perez and Prokupecz were unable to identify any potential target for the charges.
"[The FBI] aggressively investigates all potential threats to public and private sector systems," said Shauna Dunlap, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Houston office. "Once our investigations are complete, we pursue all appropriate avenues to hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace."
On Thursday, the Cardinals fired scouting director Chris Correa, who admitted to accessing the Astros' scouting database but only to determine if Houston stole information from St. Louis, per Robert Patrick and Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Nicholas Williams, Correa's laywer, released a statement on the matter:
Mr. Correa denies any illegal conduct. The relevant inquiry should be what information did former St. Louis Cardinals employees steal from the St. Louis Cardinals organization prior to joining the Houston Astros, and who in the Houston Astros organization authorized, consented to, or benefited from that roguish behavior?
Both baseball writer Wendy Thurm and Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan remain unconvinced by the explanation:
Whether the Cardinals and/or Correa had an ulterior motive remains unproven. Should the FBI keep the magnifying glass on the franchise and its past and former employees, more information could come to light.
Even if the Cardinals manage to avoid any punishment from federal authorities, they may still see some sort of reprimand from Major League Baseball.
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