UPDATE 7/12 12:00 p.m. ET — Elizabeth Holmes is now on track for a two-year early release from prison, federal officials have confirmed.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons currently projects that she will be released from a Bryan, Texas, prison in December 2032, which falls about nine and a half years after she began her initial prison sentence of 11 years and three months.
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison on Tuesday, May 30, after being sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars.
Holmes, 39, has surrendered into custody at a federal women’s prison camp in Bryan, Texas, according to Associated Press. The arrival comes more than a year after Holmes was found guilty on four counts of defrauding investors: three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
In November 2022, Judge Edward Davilla sentenced Holmes to 11 years and three months in prison. The former CEO also faces three years of supervision upon her release, as well as a fine of $100 per each count of fraud, according to CNN.
During the trial, Holmes apologized for her “failings” while admitting that she had failed her team.
“I loved Theranos, it was my life’s work. My team meant the world to me. They worked tirelessly,” Holmes told the judge. “Every day I have felt deep pain for what people went through because I failed them. I am so so sorry.”
Holmes is not the only person facing charges for Theranos, so is her ex and former partner Sunny Balwani.
Balwani, 57, met Holmes when she was in Stanford’s summer Mandarin program. He served as her right-hand man at the company, but the two parted ways in 2016 when he exited Theranos.
In December 2022, Balwani was sentenced to 13 years in prison for defrauding investors and patients about the company’s business and technology.
The former Stanford University student found love again with Billy Evans following her relationship with Balwani. The twosome reportedly…
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