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Elizabeth Holmes gives birth to second child and seeks to delay prison sentence

Attorneys cite Theranos founder’s two children as reasons why she should be allowed to remain free while she appeals conviction

The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023

70% of dealmakers say that investment managers share culpability for FTX

Investors have historically been made out to be victims in court when a startup implodes. But investors think VC firms share some responsibility.

Fortune · Mar 1, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes has second child - seeks delay in sentence

Legal filings say that Holmes is the mother of “two very young children … her toddler and an infant”

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Scammed: why the rich, famous and experts get duped more often than you think

The typical reaction to learning about how people have lost money to a con artist is “how could anyone be so gullible?” But it’s the wrong question. Fraudsters fool even the most clever and admired experts by playing on their psychological vulnerabilities.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023

Feds to Elizabeth Holmes: What about that one-way ticket to Mexico?

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, defending herself against prosecutors’ claim that she tried to flee the U.S. after her 2022 fraud conviction, failed to explain her one-way ticket to Mexico, the prosecution said in a court filing Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes was ‘recklessly and incorrectly’ accused of trying to flee the country, lawyers say

Federal prosecutors “recklessly and inaccurately” accused Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes of trying to flee the U.S. after her felony-fraud conviction, using “incomplete and provably inaccurate statements of fact in support of that accusation,” her legal team said in a court filing Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes tried to ‘flee’ US with one-way Mexico ticket, prosecutors say

New court filing says ex-Theranos founder booked flight departing 26 January last year, shortly after fraud conviction

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2023

Prosecutors: Convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk

Federal prosecutors say Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk and shouldn’t be allowed to stay out of prison while she appeals her 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2023

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes tried to ‘flee’ US after conviction, prosecutors claim

Government says Holmes should immediatly start 11 year prison sentence for defrauding investors

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023