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Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in prison for duping investors in the failed startup that promised to revolutionize blood testing but instead made her a symbol of Silicon Valley ambition that veered into deceit.
The founder of the Theranos blood-testing company had been found guilty of defrauding investors.
Elizabeth Holmes sentencing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, 1 p.m. Eastern, on Friday in a California courtroom.
The federal government recommends 15 years in federal prison.