A woman charged with trying to extort money from Louisville coach Rick Pitino was appointed a former federal prosecutor to defend her after her previous attorney quit her case because of “irreconcilable differences” with her, an AP report states.
Karen Cunagin Sypher, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, is accused of demanding college tuition for her children, her house to be paid off and $10 million. Her attorney, Thomas Clay, quit July 9 without citing an exact cause.
The ex-prosecutor and new legal representative of Sypher, James Earhart, used to work in the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Louisville.
