Elizabeth Holmes, second left, leaving the court in San Jose, CaliforniaElizabeth Holmes, founder of the defunct blood-testing group Theranos, has been convicted by a federal jury of defrauding investors while running the once-fêted Silicon Valley start-up. The disgraced American entrepreneur was found guilty of four fraud charges yesterday after a criminal trial that spanned four months. SponsoredHolmes, 37, was acquitted by the jury in San Jose, California, on four other charges. Following yesterday’s verdict, Holmes hugged her partner and parents before leaving the courtroom. She had pleaded not guilty and took the stand during the trial to make her case.

Source: The Times January 04, 2022 10:24 UTC