USA v. Holmes et al
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5:18-cr-00258
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April 26, 2022
Balwani Jurors Can Hear If Investors Knew He Dated Holmes
A California federal judge overseeing the fraud trial of ex-Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani ruled Tuesday that prosecutors can ask a DeVos family wealth manager and other investors if they knew Balwani and ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes were dating, rejecting Balwani's assertion that the relationship isn't relevant.
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April 22, 2022
Balwani Never Told Theranos Lab Director To Lie, Jury Hears
A former Theranos lab director on Friday testified under cross-examination in the criminal fraud trial of Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani that neither the embattled executive nor the company's convicted ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes ever told him to report an inaccurate blood test result.
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April 20, 2022
Balwani Can't Portray Gov't Witness As 'Bad Lab Director'
The California federal judge presiding over Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani's criminal fraud trial denied the former Theranos executive's bid to press the company's ex-lab director about investigations at labs where he later worked and whether that biased his testimony, calling the questions "more prejudicial than probative."
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April 19, 2022
Theranos Never Fulfilled Finger Stick Test Promise, Jury Hears
A former Walgreens vice president testified Tuesday in the criminal fraud trial of ex-Theranos COO Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani that the pharmacy company's partnership with the startup was built on its promise of offering finger-prick-only blood tests, but that goal was never fully met.
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April 15, 2022
Jury Told Balwani Provided Theranos' Investor Financial Data
A former Theranos project manager testified in former executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani's criminal fraud trial Friday that Balwani was in charge of various aspects of the blood-testing startup, including its software development and clinical lab, and Balwani gave him Theranos' financial projections to share with investors.
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April 13, 2022
Balwani Jury Can See Theranos' Failed Deals With Military
A California federal judge presiding over Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani's criminal fraud trial refused Wednesday to exclude evidence that Theranos played up its deals with the U.S. military, which ultimately went nowhere, finding that the evidence is "inextricably entwined" with the overall alleged scheme.
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April 11, 2022
Feds Say Holmes' Conviction In Theranos Trial Should Stand
Prosecutors have urged a California federal judge to deny a bid for acquittal from former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, arguing that the evidence presented at her criminal fraud trial "overwhelmingly" supported a jury's January conviction on four counts.
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April 06, 2022
Balwani Jury Can See Evidence Theranos Used Pharma Logos
Federal prosecutors overcame defense objections during former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani's criminal trial Wednesday and introduced evidence that Schering-Plough's reports purportedly validating Theranos' technology had been doctored, but U.S. District Judge Edward Davila told jurors they can only consider the evidence for limited purposes.
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April 05, 2022
'Tomorrow Is A New Day,' Theranos Judge Tells Balwani Atty
Days after their tense exchange, an attorney for former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani apologized to U.S. District Judge Edward Davila on Tuesday for burdening the court with "more paper" related to admitting certain evidence, prompting the judge to let bygones be bygones with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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April 01, 2022
'Don't Threaten Me,' Judge Warns Balwani Atty At Fraud Trial
The fraud trial of former Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani took a tense turn Friday when Balwani's lawyer told U.S. District Judge Edward Davila that the defense is prepared to take additional court time to authenticate a document, prompting the judge to warn, "Don't threaten me, you're better than that."