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HE was convicted on 12 counts. She was convicted on 4 counts. https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141278121/theranos-sunny-balwani-sentencing-elizabeth-holmes http
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HE was convicted on 12 counts. She was convicted on 4 counts.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141278121/theranos-sunny-balwani-sentencing-elizabeth-holmes https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141278121/theranos-sunny-bal...
In July, a jury found Balwani guilty on all 12 felony counts of defrauding Theranos investors and the patients that used the company's unreliable blood tests.
In comparison, Holmes was convicted of four wire-fraud related counts and sentenced to a little over 11 years in prison last month.
- dmix 4y agoWhat is the sentencing guidelines of wire-fraud vs defrauding investors? I have a feeling that would answer this implied question.
- x0x0 4y agofwiw, @popehat, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor, has repeatedly made the point that judges can, and do, take into account counts on which a defendant was not convicted, and sentence them for that conduct.
- achow 4y agoDifferent juries, different outcomes for the same crimes.. Unlike the jury at Holmes’ trial, the jury at Balwani’s trial held him accountable for defrauding patients, not just investors.