Wednesday, November 18, 2009

 

Superseding Indictment Filed Against Karen Sypher

A federal grand jury has issued a superseding indictment against Karen Sypher, charging her with extortion, lying to the FBI and retaliating against a victim and witness. Charges state Sypher persuaded another person to attempt to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, while alleging he committed a crime against her, and then lied to FBI by denying she knew the identity of the man who made phone calls to Pitino and again lied to the FBI by telling agents her relationship with the man was strictly business. The final count charges that, between June 16th. and July 14th., she retaliated against Pitino for reporting a federal crime when she filed a criminal complaint with the Louisville Metro Police Department. Combined charges carry potential prison sentences of up to 26 years, a fine of up to $1.5 million and up to 12 years supervised release. An arraignment is scheduled for December 22nd.





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