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submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison, but will only serve roughly nine-and-a-half.

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[-] robocall@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Have fun letting someone else raise your kids for you, Elizabeth!

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

How did her 2nd in command end up with a longer sentence?

[-] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

He was repeat exec who arguably should have known better. He also was closer to the actual lab operations and the functional execution of fraudulent activities.

I’m not sure I buy it.

[-] Quaternions@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

She had a better lawyer?

[-] bighi@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It’s the US and he’s not as rich as her.

If she had more money she would’ve stayed out of jail.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Could be that he was less of a sympathetic figure due to his ostentatious and flashy spending habits, and... she's a woman.

[-] luthis@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 year ago

How unfortunate. Check out this one:

Elizabeth Holmes says she can't pay $250 a month in restitution after she's released from prison

awww widdle lizzy is getting bullied by those mean prosecutors

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It seems particularly absurd considering her husband of 4 years, Billy Evans, comes from a wealthy family (hotel owners) and apparently has a successful tech career.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I'll bet $100 right now that she doesn't serve 9 years.

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