Lesson #446

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Elizabeth Holmes convicted of defrauding investors with her blood testing company Theranos

Elizabeth Holmes convicted of fraud
February 28, 2022:

Elizabeth Holmes, the ex-CEO of startup Theranos, was once the talk of Silicon Valley. Her company was on a mission to revolutionize blood testing by making it less painful and more accessible. Theranos claimed that comprehensive blood testing could be as simple as a prick of your finger. Instead, she now faces years in prison for defrauding investors. Plus, learn “buy into.”

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