Crime & Safety
Prosecutors Claim Elizabeth Holmes Planned To 'Flee The Country' After Conviction
Holmes was convicted last January of defrauding investors while running the failed blood testing startup Theranos.
January 21, 2023
According to a new court filing by prosecutors Friday, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes made an "attempt to flee the country" after her conviction last January.
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According to the court filing, Holmes booked a one-way ticket to Mexico departing in January 2022, shortly after she was convicted of fraud.
Holmes was convicted last January of defrauding investors while running the failed blood testing startup Theranos. In November, she was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. She has appealed her conviction and does not start her prison sentence until this spring, a waiting period that prosecutors described as "generous" and due to her being pregnant.
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