American businessperson and fraudster
2 years ago, ‘THE DROPOUT’ premiered on Hulu.Amanda Seyfried went on to win the Emmy, Critics Choice and Golden Globe for her acclaimed performance as ... Show more
Dress Worn by Princess Diana Sells for a Record $1.15 Million: The black and blue evening dress sold for more than 11 times the expected price ...
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Nikola founder sentenced to four years for lying about company’s electric cars: Trevor Milton had requested probation after being found guilty of misrepresenting ...
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Quick Glance: Trevor Milton Sentenced to Four Years for Fraud
- Trevor Milton, founder and former-CEO of Nikola Corp., was sentenced to four years in prison.
- Milton was found guilty of lying to investors about the company's technology.
- Milton was convicted for misleading investors about Nikola building a pickup from the 'ground up' and developing its own batteries, despite knowing they were purchased.
- Prosecutors sought around 11 years in prison, but the judge opted for a four-year sentence.
Why overconfidence and impostors like Elon Musk are harmful: Where is the line between good self-promotion and imposture?
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Henry Kissinger's link to disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was once a board member at Theranos and was ...
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The Art of Bluffing: Jan Marsalek, Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes: Deceiving, tricking, manipulating and seducing: high-flyers like Elizabeth Holmes ...
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Disgraced Nikola founder is no Elizabeth Holmes, lawyers argue: Trevor Milton could face up to 22 years in prison. His lawyers are arguing for leniency ...
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FTX Trial: Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Be the Last Crypto Mogul Behind Bars: The culture surrounding Bitcoin and other forms of digital money remains toxic.
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Quick Glance: Sam Bankman-Fried: The Case of a Young Criminal Turned Adult
- Sam Bankman-Fried is seen leaving the courthouse wearing a navy blue suit.
- Convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, he is known as crypto's Icarus.
- The decision for Mr. Bankman-Fried to testify in a major financial fraud case seemed self-defeating from the start.
- FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange that briefly made him the world's richest under-30, had no CFO, HR, or board.
FTX Adds a Complex Chapter to the Financial-Fraud History Books: When former crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy ...
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Editorial: SBF made crypto suffer. Now the industry must turn the page.: The fraud perpetrated by Sam Bankman-Fried was a disaster fo crypto ...
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‘We are conquerors’: Why Silicon Valley’s latest fad is its deadliest: Just when you thought Silicon Valley couldn’t get any more detached from reality ...
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2. 👩⚕️ Elizabeth Holmes' Theranos scandal is another stark example of how lofty promises can lead to significant downfalls ... Show more
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Pulling an Elizabeth Holmes And Testifying: Sam Bankman-Fried is pulling an Elizabeth Holmes by testifying in his own defense during his ...
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WeWork’s Adam Neumann, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried: startup world’s perpetual rot: WeWork, the co-working space, sought bankruptcy protection on Tuesday ...
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Sam Bankman-Fried Plays the Hits, Maybe for One Last Time: Sam Bankman-Fried retold some familiar stories, this time in a very different setting. But first...
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Vivek Wadhwa’s New Venture Aims to Use Breath to Detect Cancer: The Silicon Valley commentator has spent the last five years since his wife’s cancer diagnosis on ...
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Tech CEO gets 8 years in prison for Theranos-like scheme: Prosecutors said Arrayit CEO Mark Schena claimed he was on the shortlist for the Nobel Prize and ...
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Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes Have Bonded Over Prison Ab Workouts: Shah has been acting as a “very loving” mother toward Holmes, Shah’s rep said.
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In episode 54 of our true crime podcast "Power & Millions", Business Insider journalists Kayhan Özgenc and Solveig Gode talk about Elizabeth Holmes and the ... Show more #wirtschaft #podcast #theranos
Elizabeth Holmes appeared in public wearing a kind of uniform: dressed all in black, almost always with a turtleneck. Some claim that Holmes even deliberately ... Show more #machtundmillionen #podcast
Fraud trial of disgraced crypto star begins: The 31-year-old faces decades in prison and could see his name alongside Bernie Madoff and Elizabeth Holmes as one ...
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Quick Glance: Court hears that tweet about FTX was 'false'
- Former executive Gary Wang testifies that Mr Bankman-Fried was aware of the $8bn hole.
- The Department of Justice alleges that Mr Bankman-Fried misused customer funds for property purchases, political donations, and marketing expenses.
- Alameda was already withdrawing more money from FTX than it earned from customer trading fees by the end of 2019.
- In June 2022, Mr Bankman-Fried requested a review of Alameda's debts to FTX.
Elizabeth Holmes and 'RHOSLC' star Jen Shah are prison buddies: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' ...
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Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes Are Prison Besties: Real Housewives' Jen Shah and Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes have formed an unlikely friendship...or is it?
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Slate Money Criminals: TheraNOPE: How fake blood tests and many, many lies took down a surprising company
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Famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended Burning Man: The desert festival has a history of high-profile attendees, from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to ...
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Theranos Scammer Elizabeth Holmes Has Sentenced Reduced by Two Years: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes had her previously-set sentence of 11 years and 3 months ...
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Planet Con – from Bernie Madoff to the Masked Scammer, how the world’s grifters exploit our optimism bias
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Powerball grows to estimated $725 million, Charles Manson follower released from prison, and more trending news
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Sam Altman, Valley VCs Bet $48 Million on Blood-Testing Startup: Years after Theranos, Vital Biosciences wants to prove Silicon Valley really can disrupt blood ...
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Six weeks in, Holmes projected to get out of prison early for good behavior: Prison records show her projected release date was updated to shave off 20 months.
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Elizabeth Holmes could be released from prison two years earlier than expected: Disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could be out of prison nearly two ...
cnn.com/2023/07/11/tech/elizabeth-holmes-release-date/
Amanda Seyfried on Running a Farm and Dancing Like Elizabeth Holmes: The actor, now starring in “The Crowded Room” on Apple TV+, says her mornings revolve around ...
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Elizabeth Holmes Says She Can’t Afford $250 Payments to Theranos Victims: Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of a blood-testing company, was ordered to pay $250 a ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/15/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-victim-payments.html
Quick Glance: Elizabeth Holmes Objects to $250 Monthly Payments to Victims After Prison
- Holmes' lawyers cite limited financial resources
- US prosecutors say missing payment schedule is clerical error
How The Elizabeth Holmes Scandal Inspired Black Mirror's Joan Is Awful Episode: Maybe it's time to hit the pause button on ripped-from-the-headlines ...
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‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Minx,’ and the End of the Girlboss Myth: Abbott Elementary and Minx both follow ambitious women leaders who don’t subscribe to the girlboss ...
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Amanda Seyfried says she and Elizabeth Holmes were both awful dancers: Amanda Seyfried told The Wall Street Journal she was "so similar" to Elizabeth Holmes when ...
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‘Black Mirror’ Season 6: “Joan Is Awful” Is Based on This Real-Life Scandal: "Joan Is Awful," the first episode of Black Mirror Season 6 ...
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Holmes sentence reduced by two years: Bryan - Former businesswoman Elizabeth Holmes has had her sentence reduced by around two years for fraud ...
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Elizabeth Holmes spotted after entering Texas prison yard following conviction: The first photos of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes dressed in prison ...
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Quick Glance: Elizabeth Holmes' Prison Handbook: Summary
- It has been almost a week since Elizabeth Holmes commenced her 11-year, three-month sentence in a minimum-security prison in Texas.
- An inmate handbook on the Bureau of Prisons website provides an overview of life at FPC Bryan, where fellow inmate Jen Shah is also present.
- Inmates are allowed to wear minimal jewelry - "a plain wedding band and an appropriate religious medallion and chain without stones" - not exceeding $100 in value.
- Phone access is restricted to weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and then up until 4 p.m. Inmates cannot make calls during their work shifts and are limited to 300 minutes per month (or approximately 10 minutes per day).
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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has revealed the first episode of the new season was actually inspired by Elizabeth Holmes ... Show more trib.al/86WIDV8
Take a look at the first photo of Elizabeth Holmes in a Texas prison: A bespectacled Holmes was seen in the yard of a women's prison in Bryan, Texas ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Challenges in Restitution Repayment by Elizabeth Holmes
- A California federal court's ruling identified investors, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch, as 'victims' of the Theranos fraud, along with retail chains like Walgreens and Safeway that had sent 'millions of dollars to Theranos.'
- Following Holmes' conviction in January 2022 for conspiracy and wire fraud, her financial struggles had been widely reported for years.
- Experts predicted that Holmes and her former business partner Sunny Balwani may face difficulties in fully meeting a $452 million restitution payment.
- The likelihood of recovery significantly relies on whether the defendants possess adequate assets to reimburse their victims.
Why VCs Keep Confusing Disruption With Virtue: Plus: the federal money propping up failed banks.
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Elizabeth Holmes cries through first prison visit with husband, parents: report: Holmes, in her first family visit during her 11-year sentence ...
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Elizabeth Holmes is at the same prison as 'Real Housewives' Jen Shah: "There's a guarantee they're going to run into one another," Shah's prison consultant told ...
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Latest line: A good week for Bob Myers, a bad week for Elizabeth Holmes: Golden State Warriors GM leaves huge legacy, as Theranos founder heads to the crowbar ...
mercurynews.com/2023/06/04/latest-line-a-good-week-for-bob-myers-a-bad-week-for-elizabeth-holmes/
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