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--The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes departed court Wednesday without reaching a verdict after six days of deliberations.... It won't resume discussions until after the upcoming New Year's holiday weekend. The eight men and four women on the jury had been expected to continue deliberations on Thursday morning, but a court filing after they left disclosed they will be taking a break until Monday.... Holmes was not present at the 23-minute hearing. The h

Holmes was not present at the 23-minute hearing. The hearing transcript has been sealed, leaving the topics that were discussed a mystery.... But it it’s not unusual for plea agreement discussions to take place while a jury deliberates over charges, especially the longer it takes to reach a verdict.... If she is convicted, Holmes faces up to 20 years in prison. The eight men and four women on the jury have been meeting in a San Jose federal courthouse after absorbing reams of evidence in a thr

Federal prosecutors spent three hours Thursday explaining why the jury should convict her. Referring to a 2016 turning point that threatened to ruin Theranos, Downey asked the jury: “ Did she leave?... The Palo Alto, California, company also negotiated potentially lucrative deals with major retailers Walgreens and Safeway.... Not only did she never sell a share, Downey said, she continued to try to salvage the company....

A jury has found once-ascendent Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes guilty of defrauding investors in her former blood-testing startup company Theranos, which promised a revolutionary advancement in healthcare while raising millions of dollars. Holmes, who founded Theranos in 2003 as a 19-year-old student at Stanford University, faced nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.On 3 January, Holmes was found guilty on four counts, including conspiracy against The

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