Elizabeth Holmes to begin 11-year prison sentence at end of month

Re:Elizabeth Holmes to begin 11-year prison sentence at end ... by bpodgursky on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @05:27PM (#35531820)

Look, this story is stupid. It was a 3-leg trip she speculatively booked while appealing her sentence. If she was genuinely trying to flee the country, she would not have booked a 1-way flight months ahead of time.

She can afford a round trip ticket, bought at the airport on the day of departure. Or fled across the Mexico border. Or smuggled herself out on a boat. There are SO MANY ways to flee the country that are not shouting "HEY FYI TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT — I'M LEAVING FOR A BIT".

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes to begin 11-year prison sentence at end ... by Vespasian on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @05:37PM (#35531937)

Or she just panicked when it sank in that yes she really would end up in prison.

Facing 11 years of it after being a part of the 1% can lead to some pretty human, pretty stupid decisions.

She isn't some hardened street criminal with a "Go bag".

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes to begin 11-year prison sentence at end ... by vxNsr on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:09PM (#35532287)

She’s also likely headed to a min security retreat that has more in common with a sleepaway camp than OITNB

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Re:Elizabeth Holmes to begin 11-year prison sentence at end ... by sdfghswe on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:40PM (#35532626)

Ah, yes the foolproof "they wouldn't be that stupid argument".

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