Karen Sypher's New Lawyer "Smell's A Rat", In Rick "15 Seconds" Pitino Trial, Though He Has NOT Read Court Transcript. I Guess The Circus Is Back!
Karen Sypher lawyer unleashes conspiracy allegations
By Andrew Wolfson
At a rambling news conference, Karen Sypher’s new defense team claimed Thursday that she was a victim of a “runaway federal justice system” intent on protecting University of Louisville and corporate investments in the new KFC Yum! Arena.
Less than a week before Sypher’s scheduled sentencing on charges of trying to extort money from U of L basketball coach Rick Pitino and lying to the FBI, Sypher’s new lawyer also alleged that she had been “judicially raped” by a court website that made records in her case available.
Attorney David Nolan, who practices out of his home in a Washington suburb, said Sypher was “convicted of a crime she didn’t commit” but admitted to reporters that he hadn’t read the transcript of her trial and doesn’t have firsthand knowledge of all the allegations.
“I don’t pretend to know the entirety of what transpired over seven years, but I smell a rat,” he said.
Nolan, who has sought to disqualify U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III based on his membership on the board of a U of L law school alumni group he quit three years ago, also said he will seek a delay in Sypher’s sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
James Faller, the leader of “U.S. Justice Watch,” which arranged for Nolan to represent Sypher, charged that she has been “horribly victimized” — including in a child-custody case involving her 5-year-old daughter. But Faller and Nolan didn’t explain how that case affected her conviction in the federal extortion trial.
Sypher, who was accompanied by her mother and two sons during the 90-minute news conference at the Louisville Hotel, sat silently except when she was asked if she supported her new legal team.
“Absolutely,” she said. “I thank God that someone has finally come to my rescue and will present my evidence.”
She said she wanted to testify at her trial, in which the defense rested without calling her or any witnesses. Her former lawyer, James Earhart, did not immediately respond to messages. He filed a motion Thursday to withdraw, citing in part “a breakdown in communication between counsel and his client.”
Sypher, 50, was convicted Aug. 5 on charges of extortion, making false statements to the FBI and retaliating against Pitino after a trial in which federal prosecutors said she fabricated rape charges against the coach, then tried to force him to give her a house, cars and $10 million in exchange for her silence.
She claims he raped her and tried to pay her off to keep quiet, but she didn’t report the rape to police for six years and the commonwealth’s attorney’s office later concluded the allegation was groundless.
Pitino admitted he had sex once with Sypher in a Louisville restaurant, but he testified that it was consensual.
Nolan, who has described himself as a civil rights lawyer, said he will represent Sypher at her sentencing if his motion to continue the hearing fails.
Nolan said he wouldn’t be paid for representing Sypher in the criminal case unless he wins a contingency fee if she prevails in any civil litigation. None has been filed.
Nolan’s motion filed Wednesday asking Simpson to step aside based on the appearance of a conflict of interest allegedly created by his membership on the U of L Law Alumni Council. A biography of Simpson on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals website says he has been a member from “2000 to present,” but the immediate past president of the group says Simpson left the board three years ago.
Nolan also charged that the public disclosure of pleadings in Sypher’s case on the U.S. District Court’s website constituted a “21st century Internet lynching.”
But Chief Deputy Clerk Vanessa Armstrong has said the practice is routine for federal courts in high-profile cases, so the press and public can inspect court documents without having to pay the fee usually charged for inspecting them online.
By Andrew Wolfson
At a rambling news conference, Karen Sypher’s new defense team claimed Thursday that she was a victim of a “runaway federal justice system” intent on protecting University of Louisville and corporate investments in the new KFC Yum! Arena.
Less than a week before Sypher’s scheduled sentencing on charges of trying to extort money from U of L basketball coach Rick Pitino and lying to the FBI, Sypher’s new lawyer also alleged that she had been “judicially raped” by a court website that made records in her case available.
Attorney David Nolan, who practices out of his home in a Washington suburb, said Sypher was “convicted of a crime she didn’t commit” but admitted to reporters that he hadn’t read the transcript of her trial and doesn’t have firsthand knowledge of all the allegations.
“I don’t pretend to know the entirety of what transpired over seven years, but I smell a rat,” he said.
Nolan, who has sought to disqualify U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III based on his membership on the board of a U of L law school alumni group he quit three years ago, also said he will seek a delay in Sypher’s sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
James Faller, the leader of “U.S. Justice Watch,” which arranged for Nolan to represent Sypher, charged that she has been “horribly victimized” — including in a child-custody case involving her 5-year-old daughter. But Faller and Nolan didn’t explain how that case affected her conviction in the federal extortion trial.
Sypher, who was accompanied by her mother and two sons during the 90-minute news conference at the Louisville Hotel, sat silently except when she was asked if she supported her new legal team.
“Absolutely,” she said. “I thank God that someone has finally come to my rescue and will present my evidence.”
She said she wanted to testify at her trial, in which the defense rested without calling her or any witnesses. Her former lawyer, James Earhart, did not immediately respond to messages. He filed a motion Thursday to withdraw, citing in part “a breakdown in communication between counsel and his client.”
Sypher, 50, was convicted Aug. 5 on charges of extortion, making false statements to the FBI and retaliating against Pitino after a trial in which federal prosecutors said she fabricated rape charges against the coach, then tried to force him to give her a house, cars and $10 million in exchange for her silence.
She claims he raped her and tried to pay her off to keep quiet, but she didn’t report the rape to police for six years and the commonwealth’s attorney’s office later concluded the allegation was groundless.
Pitino admitted he had sex once with Sypher in a Louisville restaurant, but he testified that it was consensual.
Nolan, who has described himself as a civil rights lawyer, said he will represent Sypher at her sentencing if his motion to continue the hearing fails.
Nolan said he wouldn’t be paid for representing Sypher in the criminal case unless he wins a contingency fee if she prevails in any civil litigation. None has been filed.
Nolan’s motion filed Wednesday asking Simpson to step aside based on the appearance of a conflict of interest allegedly created by his membership on the U of L Law Alumni Council. A biography of Simpson on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals website says he has been a member from “2000 to present,” but the immediate past president of the group says Simpson left the board three years ago.
Nolan also charged that the public disclosure of pleadings in Sypher’s case on the U.S. District Court’s website constituted a “21st century Internet lynching.”
But Chief Deputy Clerk Vanessa Armstrong has said the practice is routine for federal courts in high-profile cases, so the press and public can inspect court documents without having to pay the fee usually charged for inspecting them online.
Labels: Crime, Punishment
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 5:48 PM
2 Comments:
Osi,
I am disapointed in you. You know how to think. Why are you accepting everything the msm takes as gospel??
It would be less disappointing to me, about you, if you elaborate on what it is I am accepting of the MSM.
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