Monday, January 03, 2011
Objection Filed In Sypher Case
KENTUCKY....
In an objection to a pre-sentence report compiled by federal probation officers in advance of Karen Sypher's January 18th sentencing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Ford filed an information on December 31st saying the probation office's estimated value of some of Sypher's demands were lower than prosecution estimations. Prosecutors say Sypher tried to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino of at least $2.5 million and potentially more than $7 million in exchange for keeping quiet about a sexual encounter between the two in 2003. Ford said, among the things, Sypher sought a home valued at close to $1 million and a $45,000 Lexus SUV. Sypher was convicted in August of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and a count of retaliation against a witness.
In an objection to a pre-sentence report compiled by federal probation officers in advance of Karen Sypher's January 18th sentencing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Ford filed an information on December 31st saying the probation office's estimated value of some of Sypher's demands were lower than prosecution estimations. Prosecutors say Sypher tried to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino of at least $2.5 million and potentially more than $7 million in exchange for keeping quiet about a sexual encounter between the two in 2003. Ford said, among the things, Sypher sought a home valued at close to $1 million and a $45,000 Lexus SUV. Sypher was convicted in August of three counts of extortion, two counts of lying to the FBI and a count of retaliation against a witness.# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:07 PM 
