As the date for Elizabeth Holmes to begin serving her sentence approaches, prosecutors and defense lawyers are fighting over whether she should be allowed to stay free while her appeal is resolved.
After a four-month trial, a jury convicted Holmes of four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy based on her false statements about the accuracy and reliability of Theranos’s much-touted fingerstick blood-testing technology.
In November of 2022, Judge Edward Davila of the Norther District of California sentenced Holmes to 135 months in federal prison. Under the judge’s order, Holmes must surrender to federal custody on April 27, 2023.
In a motion filed after the sentencing, Holmes’ lawyers argued