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Former Cards scouting direct expected to plea in hacking case

The Cardinals scouting director who was fired earlier this summer for his alleged role in the hacking scandal that engulfed the club has appeared before a judge in Houston on Friday and is expected to plead guilty to charges later that afternoon.

Chris Correa will appear before U.S. district judge Lynn Hughes on Friday afternoon, The Post-Dispatch has learned.

The Wall Street Journal, at WSJ.com, reported that Correa will plead guilt to five of the 12 charges the U.S. Attorney has filed against him. He was formally notified of the charges during a hearing Friday afternoon. The Wall Street Journal cited one unnamed source and suggested that Correa has "tentatively" agreed to plead guilty.