Elizabeth Holmes, founder of medical startup Theranos, has been photographed for the first time since starting her 11-year prison sentence for fraud. The images show Holmes walking through the yard at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas wearing her prison uniform, which included a dark brown T-shirt, beige sweatpants, and sneakers. Her hair was down, and she wore dark-framed glasses, a black watch, and a lanyard. Holmes was convicted in 2022 on four counts of fraud in relation to Theranos, which falsely claimed its technology could run hundreds of medical tests on a few drops of blood. The company took millions of dollars from investors.
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, has been photographed for the first time since she began her 11-year prison sentence four days ago. The photo shows the 39-year-old walking through the yard at a Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, TX, wearing her prison uniform of a dark brown T-shirt, beige sweatpants, and sneakers. She also had her long hair down and added dark-framed glasses to her look. The mom-of-two had a serious expression on her face, and something was in her hand during the stroll.
This latest photo comes after Elizabeth was seen in photos taken when she entered the prison on May 30, after turning herself in. At the time, she wore a beige long-sleeved sweater and light blue jeans with her hair down and glasses on her face. She added white sneakers to complete the look.
It is unclear how Elizabeth’s time in prison will affect her, but a former FPC Bryan inmate and now-criminal justice reform advocate, Lynn Espejo, said that Elizabeth was going to room with three other cellmates in a tight, concrete space. This comes after her attorneys filed an appeal in April to try and reduce her prison time, claiming she did not intend to deceive investors, but it was denied.
Elizabeth first stepped into the spotlight as founder and CEO of Theranos in 2014. The company falsely claimed that its technology could run hundreds of medical tests using just a few drops of blood. After she was convicted of fraud in 2022, she was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison, and “three years of supervision” following her release from prison, which should be in 2034. She was also allowed to push back her original prison start date after she requested to make “medical and child-care arrangements” after giving birth to her second child three months ago.
It is a fall from grace for Elizabeth, who was once considered a rising star in Silicon Valley. Her company was valued at $9 billion, and she was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. However, questions about the technology and the company’s practices soon emerged, leading to an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice.
To tie up all the loose ends, Elizabeth Holmes has been photographed for the first time since beginning her 11-year prison sentence. The photo shows her walking through the yard at a Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, TX, wearing her prison uniform. It is unclear how her time in prison will affect her, but she will be rooming with three other cellmates in a tight, concrete space. Elizabeth was once considered a rising star in Silicon Valley, but her fall from grace has been swift and dramatic.
