Opening statements have begun in the case of a woman charged with trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, then lying about it to the FBI.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Kuhn said in court Monday that Karen Cunagin Sypher threatened to ruin Pitino's reputation with false allegations of rape and that she lied repeatedly as part of her scheme.
Sypher, who has pleaded not guilty, is accused of demanding college tuition for her children, having her house paid off and $10 million for her silence.
The trial could sort out who's telling the truth in the case that dragged down the reputation of the coach, who leads one of the …
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