Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes To Stand Trial In March 2021

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes To Stand Trial In March 2021

TOPLINE

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will stand trial in March 2021 on charges she defrauded investors by falsely claiming Theranos machines could perform a variety of tests with a single drop of blood, capping years of controversy surrounding one of Silicon Valley's most dramatic downfalls.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, November ... [+] 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California.



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KEY FACTS





The trial was originally set to start in October, but was delayed because of the coronavirus.





Jury selection will start March 9 and