USA v. Holmes et al
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5:18-cr-00258
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May 28, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes Wants 45-Page Questionnaire For Jurors
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes asked a California federal judge Thursday to ramp up the screening criteria for jury selection in her upcoming fraud trial, saying the "extraordinary, highly prejudicial publicity" surrounding the downfall of the blood-testing startup requires careful scrutiny of potential juror bias.
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May 24, 2021
Jury Can Hear Some Evidence Of Elizabeth Holmes' Wealth
A California federal judge will allow jurors in a fraud case against former CEO Elizabeth Holmes of blood-testing startup Theranos to hear some evidence of her wealth and lifestyle, but not about specific purchases.
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May 11, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes' Mystique Unlikely To Survive Looming Trial
Before Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her ex-boyfriend were charged with deceiving investors and patients about their blood-testing technology's efficacy, the pair exchanged voluminous text messages that now threaten to provide jurors at Holmes' criminal trial this summer a rare window into her psyche.
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May 06, 2021
Ex-Theranos CEO Vies To Shield Jury From Wealth, Reportage
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' team of lawyers urged a California federal judge Thursday to keep evidence of her luxurious lifestyle and news coverage of her now-defunct blood-testing startup out of her upcoming criminal fraud trial, but prosecutors said the evidence shows that money and fame motivated Holmes' deception.
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May 05, 2021
Ex-Theranos CEO Blasts Government's Expert Witness Plan
Lawyers for former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes urged a California federal judge Wednesday to exclude the expert testimony of a medical doctor from her upcoming criminal fraud trial, arguing that prosecutors want to use the doctor to "parrot" a former lab director who resigned over concerns about Theranos' blood testing practices.
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May 04, 2021
Ex-Theranos CEO's Defense Emerges In Pre-Trial Battle
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' wire fraud defense surfaced Tuesday when her attorneys urged a California federal judge to allow jurors at her upcoming criminal fraud trial to hear that exaggeration is part of Silicon Valley's startup culture, while seeking to curb witness testimony on inaccurate blood tests and bypassed regulations.
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March 17, 2021
Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes' Trial Delayed Due To Pregnancy
A California federal judge agreed Tuesday to delay former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' July criminal jury trial by seven weeks due to her pregnancy, but noted her trial's been delayed repeatedly due to the pandemic and he wants "to secure as firm a date to start the trial" as possible.
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March 12, 2021
Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Pregnant, Wants July Trial Delayed
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes and federal prosecutors told a California federal judge Friday that they reached an agreement to delay her criminal jury trial by more than a month, because she's expected to give birth when the trial is currently set to begin in July.
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February 17, 2021
Ex-Theranos CEO Holmes Pans 'Luxurious Lifestyle' Evidence
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has filed dozens of reply briefs seeking to exclude details about her purported "luxurious lifestyle" and other evidence from her upcoming California federal criminal jury trial, arguing that such information is irrelevant to fraud charges she's facing and would require "mini-trials" over each personal expense.
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February 09, 2021
Ex-Theranos COO's Fraud Trial Moved To January 2022
A California federal judge on Tuesday pushed back former Theranos chief operating officer Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani's criminal fraud trial over the blood-testing startup to January 2022, after delaying former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' trial in a companion case from March to July due to the coronavirus pandemic.