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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Inside the world of Elizabeth Holmes: How the disgraced Theranos founder styled herself on Steve Jobs, spoke in a fake baritone, told people her husky was a WOLF and captivated old, powerful men who invested millions before her empire collapsed
2022-01-04
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • A jury has found Elizabeth Holmes guilty of four charges in fraud case that lasted 14 weeks

  • Holmes, 37, is the disgraced founder of Theranos, a 'breakthrough' blood-testing startup that defrauded investors of $9billion and patients with inaccurate and unreliable results

  • After the company went kaput in 2018, bizarre details of Holmes' life have been made public: like how she styled herself after Steve Jobs, spoke in a fake baritone voice and claimed that her Husky dog was a wolf

  • Former employees recalled how the office was overrun by the dog defecating and peeing in the boardroom

  • The trial also revealed steamy texts between Holmes and the company's COO Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani, with whom she had a secret affair and alleged that he abused her and forced her to have sex

  • Balwani famously got his employees to chant 'F***k you' to a rival competitor while dancing to MC Hammer in a rollicking staff meeting

  • From her Steve Jobs-inspired turtlenecks to claims that she doesn't blink her eyes, DailyMail.com recounts Elizabeth Holmes' long list of deceits and most outlandish moments below
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Posted by:Skidmark

#13  puttin' the F in NFTs
Posted by: Merrick Ferret   2022-01-04 20:56  

#12  Some people will buy anything.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-01-04 14:58  

#11  Ex-reality star who made $200,000 selling her farts in jars reveals she was rushed to the ER with HEART ATTACK symptoms - only to learn severe chest pains were caused by excess gas
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-01-04 14:45  

#10  if she would have filled out all paper work and claimed to be male and had a she wee it would never had seen a court room and she would have 1000 times the fourtune just look at all the tech and internet big wigs!
Posted by: Greng Black3494   2022-01-04 14:08  

#9  The money-making machine scam
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-04 13:50  

#8  WorldCom's Watchdogs Were Asleep
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-04 13:38  

#7  Long read: THE ROLE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ENRON’S COLLAPSE
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-04 13:36  

#6  And where did they get that $300 million? From years of low-paying dedicated service to the public, no doubt.

/snark
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-04 11:50  

#5  According to the Daily Mail link posted by Skidmark in response to the other article today on the subject, they and a few others together lost over $300 million from their investment in the company.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-01-04 11:45  

#4  ^ Since bankers stopped jumping out windows during stock-market crashes, the penalty is null.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-04 11:01  

#3  The powerful old men who were her board of directors had one job: to ensure the company was being properly run, making money by doing everything right. Each of them chose not to do any of the things necessary to reveal the scam. What is the punishment for completely failing in one’s fiduciary duty?
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-01-04 10:59  

#2  The test is, do any of them show up to give character testimony at her sentencing hearing.

My guess: No.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-01-04 06:57  

#1  "...captivated old, powerful men."

Imagine that, if you will.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-01-04 06:36  

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