Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes attempted to flee the country after she was found guilty on multiple charges last year, attorneys said Thursday.
The disgraced biotechnology entrepreneur was convicted on four counts of wire fraud in early January 2022 and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in November. Federal prosecutors revealed in a court document responding to a request from Holmes for release pending appeal that she “booked an international flight to Mexico” in January 2022 without scheduling a return trip and only canceled the purchase after the defense counsel was notified.
“The government anticipates Defendant will note in reply that she did not in fact leave the country as scheduled,” the document added, “but it is difficult to know with certainty what Defendant would have
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