A senior project manager at the collapsed blood testing company Theranos has told a court in California that claims were made to potential investors and clients - including Rupert Murdoch and the U.S. military - that boss Elizabeth Holmes knew were untrue.
Daniel Edlin worked at Theranos from 2011-16.
He said that Holmes had been warned against making claims to investors about the efficacy of her blood testing technology by the firm's own in-house counsel, but ignored the warnings.
Prosecutor John Bostic showed the jury slides from Theranos' 2011 and 2012 PowerPoints to investors and clients, which were made while Edlin was working there.
Edlin told the jury that he had worked on the team creating the PowerPoints, and they were approved by Holmes before they were presented to the military.
The U.S. military was impressed, and in 2012 entered a 12-month service contract with Theranos.
Edlin said that the phrases in the presentations were similar to those used in binders given to prospective investors, including Rupert Murdoch.
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, is seen arriving in court in San Jose on October 12. The trial began on September 8, and is expected to last several more weeks
Homes is seen with her husband Billy Evans (left) and mother Noel (right) on October 12
Holmes is pictured in the lab in a scene from HBO documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
The media tycoon invested $125m in Theranos, but lost his cash after its failings were first exposed by The Wall Street Journal - one of Murdoch's publications.
In an email from January 2015, Holmes wrote to Murdoch: 'It was wonderful to have you here today. I so look forward to the opportunity to continue our conversations, including one day a more detailed conversation on China.
'It would be an honor to have you be part of our company.'
Murdoch responded: 'Thanks Elizabeth. Enjoyed every minute of it. Any blood results? See you soon, Rupert.'
Rupert Murdoch visited the Theranos campus in 2015. He decided to invest $125 million, and lost his money. The 90-year-old is on the list of possible witnesses for the government
Theranos' headquarters are pictured in Palo Alto, California, in May 2017
The next day, a Theranos scientist emailed Murdoch's blood test results to Edlin and Daniel Young, a Theranos vice president.
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