Tuesday 6 September 2022 06:59 PM Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes demands new trial after witness said he ... trends now
Convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes appeared in court on Thursday
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, 38, has filed a request for a new trial after she claimed her former lab director, Adam Rosendorff, visited her home to express misgivings about testifying against her.
According to court documents, Rosendorff, a key witness for the prosecution, showed up unannounced at Holmes' home to admit his testimony had been twisted by prosecutors.
The Tuesday filing said Rosendorff told Holmes that 'he tried to answer the questions honestly at Ms. Holmes’ trial, but the government tried to make everyone look bad.'
A lawyer for Holmes has expressed that this revelation from Rosendorff warrants a new trial and, at a minimum, the court 'should order an evidentiary hearing and permit Ms. Holmes to subpoena Dr. Rosendorff to testify about his concerns.'
Holmes appeared last Thursday at the federal courthouse in San Jose, California, where her attorneys argued that no rational juror could have found her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt - as 12 jurors did find when they convicted her in January.
'Ms. Holmes didn't make misrepresentations' to investors 'and didn't know she was making misrepresentations,' Holmes' attorney Amy Saharia told the judge, according to Bloomberg.
Holmes, 38, faces up to 20 years in prison following her conviction on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud, and is currently free on $500,000 bond pending the mother-of-one's sentencing hearing next month.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (center) has appeared in federal court in a longshot attempt to have her fraud conviction tossed out ahead of her October sentencing
Holmes, seen with her mother, appeared on Thursday at the federal courthouse in San Jose, California, where her attorneys argued that no rational juror could have found her guilty
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes goes through a security checkpoint as she arrives at federal court on Thursday in San Jose, California
On Thursday, she entered the courthouse accompanied by her parents, smiling and wearing a grey button-up jacket over a simple black dress.
Her lawyers' attempt to have her conviction overturned is a standard move in white-collar cases, but almost never succeeds.
Holmes was convicted of duping investors in her $9 billion startup Theranos, which made wild claims to have revolutionized medical testing while relying on existing technology from other vendors.
During the trial, Rosendorff testified he felt it was necessary to raise 'the alarm bells' and added he
