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Thursday 09 September 2021 11:36 am  |  Updated:  Wednesday 03 November 2021 1:03 pm

Is Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes a villain? No, she is just naive, says her lawyer

By: Michiel Willems

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is not a villain but rather a hard-working, young and naive businesswoman whose company simply failed, her lawyer told jurors at the former Silicon Valley star’s trial on fraud charges involving the now-defunct blood-testing startup once valued at $9bn. Watch the full report.

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