While Holmes was the public face of the company that falsely claimed its technology could run a complex array of tests with only a drop of blood, Balwani managed many of the company's day-to-day operations. Opening statements in trial of Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend, Theranos COO...
G During the trial Holmes accused her ex-boyfriend and business partner, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, of emotional and sexual abuse at the time of the alleged crimes,impairingher mental state. 8 What does “impair”mean? A kill B harm C force H Mr Balwani, 56, who faces the same fraud char...
A jury has convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four counts of fraud on their seventh day of deliberations.
Attorneys for Holmes were not the only ones seeking an appeal from the 9th Circuit on Tuesday. A team of lawyers for Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former Theranos president and ex-boyfriend of Holmes, was also in court arguing to overturn his conviction on12 federal criminal f...
Having won a fraud conviction of Holmes in January, Prosecutor Robert Leach turned his attentions to Balwani, her ex-boyfriend and former Theranos' chief operating officer and president, as his trial got underway in San Jose courtroom with opening statements. ...
Elizabeth Holmes' strategy at trial relied heavily on a "Svengali defense," essentially trying to convince the jury her actions were forced by former Theranos executive and Holmes' ex-boyfriend Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, who Holmes had known since she was 18 years of age. Balwani, who i...
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secrets. And on her last day of questioning by her lawyers, Holmes stated that she had been in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship with her business partner and ex-boyfriend Sunny Balwani. She said he had been manipulative, and tied his controlling behavior to her conduct as CEO...
In addition to Seyfried, the show also starsNaveen Andrewsas Sunny Balwani, Holmes' much older ex-boyfriend and business partner. Guest stars includeWilliam H. Macy,Laurie Metcalf,Sam Waterston, Dylan Minnette, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Alan Ruck, Elizabeth Marvel, LisaGay Hamilton, Michaela Watkins, and...
If convicted, Bharara believes it's highly likely Holmes will face significant prison time. "Elizabeth Holmes and her erstwhile boyfriend, Sunny, are only guilty if you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they intended to lie, that they intended to mislead," he said. (MORE: Ex-Ther...