Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case heads to the jury
ABC News
The jury that will decide whether former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes turned her blood-testing startup into a massive scam finally got the case late Friday after a three-month-long trial that captivated Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif -- The jury that will decide whether former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes turned her blood-testing startup into a massive scam finally got the case late Friday after a three-month-long trial that captivated Silicon Valley.
The hand-off came after lawyers for the opposing sides wrapped up a second day of painstaking presentations summing up their respective interpretations of on the evidence submitted to the jury through the testimony of 32 witnesses — including Holmes herself — and more than 900 exhibits.
The eight men and four women on the jury began their deliberations late Friday, and will take the weekend off before resuming Monday morning. They will weigh 11 felony counts of fraud and conspiracy facing Holmes. If convicted, Holmes, 37, faces up to 20 years in prison.
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