Until she took the stand Friday, Holmes had sat bolt upright in her chair to the far right of the jury through the trial, impassive even when one-time supporters testified to their misgivings about Theranos. In court documents, Holmes’ attorneys have asserted she was manipulated by Balwani through “intimate partner abuse” - an issue that is expected to come up during her ongoing testimony next week. They also presented internal documents and sometimes salacious texts between Holmes and her former lover, Sunny Bulwani, who also served as Theranos’ chief operating officer. defense secretary and former Theranos board member, who explained how he was first impressed and ultimately disillusioned by Holmes. Prosecutors called 29 witnesses to support their contention that Holmes endangered patients’ lives while also duping investors and customers about Theranos’ technology.
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District Judge Edward Davila that he expects to continue steering her through her story when she returns to the stand Monday and again Tuesday in a San Jose, California, courtroom before the trial breaks until Nov. Prosecutors aren’t likely to get that chance until after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Federal prosecutors, who rested their months-long case earlier on Friday, have made it clear that they’re eager to grill Holmes under oath. The surprise decision to have Holmes testify so early in her defense came as a bombshell and carries considerable risk.
(AP) - Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes, accused of bamboozling investors and patients about her startup Theranos and its medical device that she said would reshape health care, took the witness stand late Friday in her trial for criminal fraud.