Sypher Appeal Rejected

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of 52 year old Karen Sypher, the woman who tried to extort millions in cash, cars and a house from University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino in exchange for staying quiet about a tryst in a Louisville restaurant. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday found that attorneys for Sypher "advanced no arguments of merit on appeal." In 2010, a jury convicted Sypher of extortion, lying to the FBI and retaliation against a witness. Since being convicted, Sypher has put forth a variety of conspiracy theories which have been rejected by a federal judge and law enforcement. Sypher is serving a seven-year sentence at a federal prison in Marianna, Florida.