United States: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on trial for fraud
04 September 2021 |
4:05 pm
With a new type of simple blood test, Elizabeth Holmes wanted to revolutionize the health care industry. Her company Theranos was a Wall Street darling until it was exposed as a fraud. Now she is on trial in California.
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