St. Louis Cardinals Sue Local Nonprofit, Alleging It Scalped Tickets Intended for Charity

The St. Louis Cardinals are suing a nonprofit for fraud, alleging that it scalped thousands of choice game tickets for profit that were supposed to be used to support youth baseball.

The Leagues of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which according to the suit runs the Lewis & Clark Baseball League, was allotted 3,500 tickets last year at a discounted price through the team's Ticket Consignment Contracts program, the suit says. The program provides cash grants and discounted tickets to youth-focused charities.

The tickets were supposed to be used for fundraising efforts to support youth participation in amateur baseball, according to the suit.