Holmes managed to collect hundreds of millions of dollars for his company that marketed the blood testing technology before it was revealed that it was a scam.
According to the US prosecutors, the founder of the blood testing company Theranos, which collapsed from a Silicon Valley pet to a disgrace Elizabeth Holmes tried to flee the country shortly after being convicted of four counts of fraud. The news channel has reported on the matter CNN (switch to another service) and the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC. (you switch to another service)
Holmes’ alleged escape attempt came to the attention of authorities on January 23, 2022. The flight was scheduled to depart just three days later, on January 26.
Holmes raised hundreds of millions of dollars in funding and a huge fortune for his pioneering blood testing technology company Theranos, but it was eventually revealed to be a scam.
A year ago in January, Holmes was found guilty of fraud. However, the sentence was postponed several times, and he finally received a prison sentence of more than 11 years in November. Because Holmes is expecting a child, she was ordered to report to prison only this spring in late April.
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