血液1滴であらゆる病気を発見できるという虚偽の主張により、詐欺などの罪で起訴されていたセラノス創業者のエリザベス・ホームズ。その裁判で彼女が初めて証言に立ち、その責任の所在などについて自身の主張を語った。
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own criminal trial
One of the biggest mysteries in former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ high-profile fraud trial was whether or not she would testify. So it was a shock late Friday afternoon when the Stanford dropout took the stand, eleven weeks after the trial began. Now that the prosecution has rested its case — questioning witnesses […]
Wealth and privilege allowed Elizabeth Holmes to start Theranos
Without money and status, Holmes’ dream may have never gotten off the ground.
Holmes claimed Theranos could do “more than 1,000 tests”—it did 12
Jury hears first words from Elizabeth Holmes, and they’re pretty damning.
Theranos gave woman false-positive HIV result, then ghosted her
Court hears about ignored patient, missed revenue projections, and more.
Theranos lab director never entered the lab, resigned over “lack of clarity”
Prosecution dealt setback as judge rules patient can’t testify.
Wealthy families, encouraged by Henry Kissinger’s lawyer, sank over $400M into Theranos
Attorney said he trusted Theranos documents, including fake Pfizer report.
Theranos’ second lab director got $5K a month to rubber-stamp forms
COO Balwani hired his longtime dermatologist to run Theranos’ lab.
Holmes used fake pharma reports to sell Theranos tech to Walgreens, prosecution says
Walgreens thought “the technology worked as we were told.”
Theranos device “made a bunch of noise” but did nothing else in Safeway demo
Grocer did over 100 hours of due diligence on Theranos deal, ex-CEO says.