Elizabeth Holmes could serve less time behind bars
Convicted fraudster and Theranos founder is scheduled to walk free 18 months earlier than her 11-year prison sentence.
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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes starts 11-year prison sentence
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Elizabeth Holmes set to start prison sentence
Elizabeth Holmes is set to report to the Bryan prison camp in Texas where she will begin her 11-year sentence. Last year, the former Theranos founder was convicted of defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. Janet Shamlian reports.
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