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Prosecutors Allege Theranos Fraud Fueled Elizabeth Holmes' Lifestyle
Elizabeth Holmes intended to use Theranos “as a tool to better her personal situation,” prosecutors wrote in a motion with the court Friday night.
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Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Delayed as California's Covid Cases Surge
A surge in coronavirus cases in California has led to a four-month delay in the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of health tech firm Theranos.
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Elizabeth Holmes' Trial to Play Out Before Face-Masked Jurors in Socially Distanced Courtroom
The trial is scheduled to begin March 9, 2021 after being delayed due to the pandemic.
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Elizabeth Holmes Wants to Block Jurors From Hearing About Her Luxurious Lifestyle as Theranos CEO
Elizabeth Holmes employed personal assistants to run her luxury shopping sprees, traveled by private jet, stayed at exclusive hotels and drove an expensive SUV.
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Appears in San Jose Court in Fraud Case
Once the darling of Silicon Valley, Elizabeth Holmes, founder of failed startup Theranos, was in court Monday, now a suspected felon.
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Redford Says He's Ready for Smaller Onstage Role at Sundance
Hollywood is bundling up and descending on Park City, Utah to kick off the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Thursday.
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Blood-Testing Startup Theranos to Reportedly Close
The once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos is shutting down, according to a media report. Theranos was unable to sell itself and is now looking to pay unsecured creditors its remaining cash of about $5 million in the upcoming months, according to an email The Wall Street Journal obtained that CEO David Taylor sent to shareholders. The announcement comes nearly three months...
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Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Steps Down as CEO; Charged by Feds With Wire Fraud
Federal prosecutors have indicted Elizabeth Holmes on criminal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding investors, doctors and patients as the head of the once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said late Friday that Holmes and her chief operating officer Ramesh Balwani, are charged with two counts conspiracy to commit wire fraud and nine...
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Theranos Lays Off Most of Its Remaining Workforce
Blood testing startup Theranos has laid off most of its remaining workforce, leaving only two dozen or fewer employees, The Wall Street Journal reported. Company founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes announced the layoffs at an all-employee meeting at Theranos’ offices in Palo Alto, California, on Tuesday. Holmes was charged with massive fraud in March for claiming that Theranos had developed...
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CEO Elizabeth Holmes Surrenders Theranos, Pays $500K After ‘Massive Fraud' Charge
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of controversial blood testing start-up Theranos, has been charged with “massive fraud” by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulatory agency said Wednesday. CNBC reported that Holmes allegedly raised more than $700 million from late 2013 to 2015 while “deceiving investors by making it appear as if Theranos had successfully developed a commercially-ready portable blood analyzer that...
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Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes ‘Devastated' About Blood Test Issues
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of blood-testing company Theranos, said she was “devastated” after an inspection found “critical violations” at her California lab, raising questions about an accuracy of the tests. The Silicon Valley company, valued at $9 billion, partners with Walgreens to provide quick, in-store blood tests at a fraction of regular prices. In November, a federal inspection by...