Monday, November 22, 2010
Sypher Requests Special Investigative Panel
KENTUCKY....
In a motion made public Monday, Karen Cunagin Sypher claims to have a witness to evidence tampering in the case in which a federal jury in August convicted her of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and one count of retaliating against a witness. The motion does not identify the witness or offer any details about the allegation, but Sypher, who claims a wide ranging conspiracy to convict her, wants a federal judge to appoint a special panel to reinvestigate her case. Sypher was convicted of trying to extort millions from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. Her sentencing is indefinitely postponed while U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III weighs a request to step down from the case because of alleged conflicts of interest.
In a motion made public Monday, Karen Cunagin Sypher claims to have a witness to evidence tampering in the case in which a federal jury in August convicted her of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and one count of retaliating against a witness. The motion does not identify the witness or offer any details about the allegation, but Sypher, who claims a wide ranging conspiracy to convict her, wants a federal judge to appoint a special panel to reinvestigate her case. Sypher was convicted of trying to extort millions from University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. Her sentencing is indefinitely postponed while U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III weighs a request to step down from the case because of alleged conflicts of interest.# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:14 PM 
