Quick recap on the case: Elizabeth Holmes founded blood-testing company Theranos as a Stanford dropout. She raised $700M from venture capital and private investors including $100M from former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Holmes was accused of fraud for overstating the capabilities of the Theranos equipment. She was convicted and given an 11-year prison sentence:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theranos
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