Elizabeth Holmes trial: Journalist who helped 'raise to prominence' Theranos CEO to take witness stand
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Journalist Roger Parloff, who wrote the first major cover story on Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes and later issued a retraction, is expected to testify in her criminal trial as soon as Thursday.
The government has alleged Holmes used the media, and Parloff's Fortune Magazine story titled "This CEO is Out for Blood" in particular, to perpetuate a scheme to defraud investors.
Parloff's anticipated testimony comes as the government has said it is close to resting its case against Holmes. She faces a dozen counts of federal fraud and conspiracy charges, and up to 20 years in prison over allegations that she knowingly misled doctors, patients and investors in order to take their money. Holmes has pleaded not guilty.
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