THERANOS FOUNDER ELIZABETH HOLMES ASKS TRUMP FOR EARLY RELEASE FROM PRISON

Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos founder, has asked US President Donald Trump to release her from prison, with nearly six years still remaining on her sentence. Holmes’ request for commutation follows her 2022 conviction on wire fraud and conspiracy charges, and comes after a federal appeals court upheld her 11-year sentence earlier this year.

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of now-defunct blood-testing startup Theranos, has asked US President Donald Trump to release her from prison with nearly six years left before she is eligible for release.

Holmes sought to commute her 11¼-year sentence last year, and her request remains pending, according to the US Department of Justice’s Office of the Pardon Attorney.

Now 41, Holmes was convicted in 2022 on four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy for cheating investors and was ordered to pay $452 million in restitution. A federal appeals court upheld her conviction and sentence last February.

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Prosecutors said Holmes lied to investors from 2010 to 2015 by promising Theranos’ technology could run many medical tests on one blood drop from a finger prick.

Theranos was once valued at $9 billion, and Forbes estimated Holmes’ net worth at $4.5 billion in 2015.

Holmes would still owe restitution if Trump released her from prison, but she would not owe it if he pardoned her.

She is housed at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Bryan, Texas, and is eligible for release in December 2031.

The White House declined to comment on Holmes’ request. Lawyers for Holmes did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)

2026-01-22T01:47:26Z