KAREN SYPHER
Karen Sypher has been charged with extortion. The Kentucky woman allegedly tried to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. Sypher was arrested on Friday.
The Feds say Sypher tried to get money from Pitino by threatening to reveal details of SOMETHING that happened in 2003 to the media. She actually made a written list of demands to Pitino to buy her silence. Those demands included tuition for her two children, two cars, having her house paid off and $3,000 per month. Sypher’s demands eventually escalated to $10 million. According to the AP, Sypher apparently put ON THE NOTE of demands the words, “If all is accepted, I will protect Rick Pitino’s name for life.” Pitino took a copy of Sypher’s demands along with phone demands and threats left on his answering maching and turned them over to the FBI. He then told the media he was being extorted, a charge the Feds and Universityof Louisville officials all backed up.
Sypher sat down for a two-hour interview with ESPN.com college basketball reporter Pat Forde. She even threw her own mother under the bus, having her talk to Forde as well. Forde’s own objectivity and credibility has been questioned. Forde previously worked as a newspaper sports reporter in Louisville for the Courier-Journal. He also has ties to Pitino, having co-authored a book for the Louisville coach. Forde opens his ESPN.com piece saying Sypeher’s “…allegations remain so unsubstantiated they cannot even be reported responsibly.” Or, even irresponibly for that matter. So far, not one media outlet in the world has reported just what accusations Sypher is making against Pitino.
Sypher taped a 40 plus minute interview with a Louisville tv station. She then did not pass a polyograph test the station asked her to take afterwards. When Sypher did not pass the polyograph, the station never aired the interview. Sypher also reportedly flunked an FBI administered polyograph test. In fact, the criminal counts against Sypher prominantly feature a charge of lying to FBI agents. Even Sypher’s husband (actually soon to be EX-husband) has sided with Pitino in this sordid affair (so to speak.)
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Tags: Karen Sypher, Rick Pitino
April 26, 2009 at 5:25 pm |
I am trying to find out the birthdays of Karen’s 4th and 5th children.
Could Karen’s 4th or 5th child possibly be Pitino’s?
She must have something as ammunition to try to extort $10 million dollars from Pitino.
August 12, 2009 at 10:59 am |
Wrong!
She only has to be a greedy extortionist!
August 12, 2009 at 5:45 am |
Whatever…scam artist!