다만 사건 진행 과정에서 양측을 연결해준 송인배 청와대 정무비서관의 역할이 드러나는 등 측근 개입 의혹은 더 커졌다.
"Suspicions of the aides' involvement grew, however, as Song In-bae, Cheong Wa Dae presidential secretary for political affairs, who connected the two sides in the process of the case, was revealed."