The former Theranos CEO faced a devastating blow in court after her request to stay out of prison while trying to appeal her fraud conviction was denied by a federal judge.
As reported by Time, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila concluded there wasn’t compelling enough evidence to allow Holmes to remain free on bail while her lawyers try to persuade an appeals court that alleged misconduct during her four-month trial led to an unjust verdict.
The judge’s decision means Holmes, 39, will have to surrender to authorities on April 27 to start the more than 11-year prison sentence that Davila imposed in November. The punishment came 10 months after a jury found her guilty on four counts of fraud and conspiracy against the Theranos investors who believed in her promises to revolutionize the healthcare industry.
Holmes had accompanied her lawyers to a San Jose, California, courtroom on March 17 to try to convince Davila that various missteps by federal prosecutors, and the omission of key evidence, will culminate in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals exonerating her.
While Elizabeth Holmes does deserve to face the consequences for her actions, it's unfortunate that the new mother will be essentially ripped away from her two children.
No matter what she's done, you hate to see an innocent child be separated from their mother.
What do you think? Does Holmes deserve to go straight to prison as soon as possible? Or should her prison stay be delayed as she has just recently given birth?
