Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to have appeal of fraud conviction reheard
- Elizabeth Holmes lost her bid to appeal her fraud conviction, as the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals declined her request for a rehearing.
- Holmes was convicted on four counts of wire fraud in January 2022 for misleading investors about Theranos' technology.
- Holmes began serving an 11-year prison sentence in May 2023 after her conviction, with her sentence later reduced.
- Holmes' case now only allows for a possible petition to the Supreme Court, which may not take it up due to the number of petitions received.
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Theranos Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes Loses Latest Bid for Appeal Hearing
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Silicon Valley darling Theranos who was exposed as a total fraud, has lost her bid to have an appeal of her 2022 fraud conviction reheard by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.


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Friday Morning Constitutional: Ninth Circuit Denies Elizabeth Holmes's Appeal, Again
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request by Elizabeth Holmes and her attorneys for a further rehearing or en banc (11-judge) hearing of her appeal. The court sppears to have fully shut down any future path for appeal of Holmes's fraud conviction for her role in the Theranos scandal. [KPIX]BART service was fully restored Friday morning just after 9:15 am — though with plenty of residual delays — after a syste…

Theranos felon Elizabeth Holmes loses again in court, options for early freedom narrow
A federal appeals court shot down Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ latest bid to overturn her felony fraud conviction and prison sentence, narrowing her options for early freedom to a Hail Mary appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court or a presidential pardon. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which in a three-judge decision already denied an appeal by Holmes, on Thursday rejected her attempt to get a rehearing by a full panel of judges. The three j…
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