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Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty by boeingUH60 on Monday January 03, 2022 @09:49PM (#29790663)
Come on. You make it sound like it was only Betsy Devos she defrauded. There’s a long list of other ultra-rich people, including Oracle guy Larry Ellison, Walton Family (Walmart owners), and Rupert Murdoch.

Not fair to frame her sentence as Betsy pulling strings, even when I’m no fan of that woman for obvious reasons.

Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty by HWR_14 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @12:05AM (#29791595)
> You make it sound like it was only Betsy Devos she defrauded

In fairness, Betsy was 16th in line for for the US Presidency when Holmes was being charged and everything set up. And were it not for COVID-19 she would have been in that position for the entire trial. I'm sure with that kind of political power she was pulling some strings for vengeance.

Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty by microtherion on Monday January 03, 2022 @10:12PM (#29790834)
If you added those names to elicit more sympathy for the defrauded investors, you're not exactly succeeding so far. You could throw in Henry Kissinger as well, and I still wouldn't feel particularly sorry for them…
Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty by boeingUH60 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @01:26AM (#29792017)
I added them to put things in context and refute the statement that Holmes’s situation was about Betsy Devos pulling strings.

I couldn’t care less or sympathize with billionaires who have already made back magnitudes of the money they lost on Theranos with other investments.

For example, Larry is up $14 billion(!) on a $1 billion investment in Tesla in 2018.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/larry-elliso...

Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty by microtherion on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @09:55AM (#29795391)
Yes, I understand, it was just that the list was not just populated with run-of-the-mill meh billionaires, these are some of the least popular (at least in certain circles) billionaires one could pick (Nighttime noise disturbances — destroying small businesses - facilitating genocide — they really cover a wide portfolio).

If Holmes had decided to reinvent herself as a Robin Hood figure, she might be feted in Jacobin by now.

Re:Elizabeth Holmes found guilty by jessaustin on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @12:26AM (#29791733)
Is there any way that some of those investors/board members could get some federal prison time? Just like, you know, for justice?!