Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes attempted to flee US, prosecutors claim - BBC News

According to a new court filing, the 38-year-old bought a one-way ticket to Mexico last January.

15 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsTheranos trialImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Elizabeth Holmes launched Theranos after dropping out of Stanford University at age 19By Madeline HalpertBBC News, New YorkTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes attempted to flee the US shortly after her conviction on fraud charges last year, prosecutors claim.

According to a new court filing, the 38-year-old bought a one-way ticket to Mexico last January.

"Only after the government raised this unauthorised flight... was the trip cancelled," prosecutors said.

Holmes was convicted for defrauding investors in her blood testing start-up that was once valued at $9bn (£7.5bn).

The former Silicon Valley star falsely claimed the technology could diagnose disease with just a few drops of blood. But it did not work and - facing multiple lawsuits - the company was dissolved in 2018.

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