Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa pleaded guilty to five counts of unauthorized access into the Astros’ computer system.
Correa appeared before U.S. Magistrate Mary Milloy and made his plea later before U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes.
Each conviction of unauthorized access of a protected computer carries a maximum possible sentence of five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 fine. Correa will pay $275,000 in restitution as well.
The value of the information that Correa gained unauthorized access has been set at $1.7 million. Federal attorneys said they came to the $1.7 million figure based on the Astros’ scouting budget and the number of players included in the database.
“Yes, your honor, I accept responsibility for my mistakes,” Correa told Judge Hughes.
Correa said he trespassed on the Astros system based on suspicion thate the Astros had unauthorized Cardinals data.
