define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); michael clayton – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:53:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Sypher Found Guilty Across The Board, Pitino Image Repair Begins http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/05/sypher-found-guilty-across-the-board-pitino-image-repair-begins/ http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/05/sypher-found-guilty-across-the-board-pitino-image-repair-begins/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:52:37 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=23130

Earlier today, the jury in the Karen Sypher extortion case found her guilty on all six counts with which she was charged by the government.  From KSR:

Three counts of extortion, Two counts of lying to the FBI, and One count of retaliating against a witness.

By our tally, that can result in up to 26 years in the hoosegow and $1.5 million in fines.  The sentence will be handed down within the next two months.

A couple of quick thoughts, here. You may recall that Sypher’s defense team did not bother to call any witnesses as part of [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/05/sypher-found-guilty-across-the-board-pitino-image-repair-begins/feed/ 0