Jury Continues Deliberation on Extortion Case
A Louisville federal jury resumed deliberations early Thursday morning in the trial of Karen Sypher. Sypher, who is charged with extorting University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and lying to federal agents, rested her dense yesterday. It is now up to the jury to decide Sypher's fate.
Sypher faces up to 26 years in prison on all charges. However, her attorney James Earhart has said that under federal sentencing guidelines, Sypher is more likely to get seven to eight years.
The Courier-Journal will update as soon as the verdict is out.
Posted by Shane Alan Andersen
