More Details Released in Pitino Extortion Case

There have been more details released in the possible extortion attempt against Louisville coach Rick Pitino. After the previous story was released, a Louisville attorney contacted the Courier-Journal stating that he is representing the woman that has been named in the FBI investigation. Here is an excerpt from the newspaper:

Louisville attorney Thomas Clay later called the newspaper and said he represents the woman who is under FBI investigation.

He declined to provide details of her claims or to identify her, but when told that WDRB 41 had named her as Karen Sypher, the wife of U of L basketball equipment manager Tim Sypher, he said he did not “take issue” with that.

“There is a federal investigation going on, and there may be criminal charges placed against her as a result of what coach Pitino has brought to the attention of the FBI,” Clay said. “. . . There are no counter allegations, and as far as I am concerned this criminal investigation is going to proceed to a logical conclusion and I hope that we can put this matter behind us as quickly as possible.”

Clay said his client has been interviewed by the FBI, but declined to offer more specifics.

As I stated earlier, things are about to get very ugly in Louisville.

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal