Elizabeth Holmes Judge Upholds Conviction in Preliminary Ruling

  • Convicted Theranos CEO’s lawyers extolled her accomplishments
  • ‘Not every investor heard every lie,’ US prosecutor told judge
Elizabeth Holmes arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., US, on Sept. 1.Photographer: Nic Coury/Bloomberg
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Lawyers for Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes failed in a long-shot attempt to get her fraud conviction thrown out by telling the judge who oversaw her trial a version of events that highlighted her company’s accomplishments.

US District Judge Edward Davila on Thursday issued a preliminary ruling upholding the guilty verdict reached by a jury in January.