Enlarge / Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building and US Courthouse in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Holmes is charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and nine counts of wire fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. (credit: […]
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Inexplicably volatile Theranos results falsely warned pregnant woman of miscarriage
Enlarge / Former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes goes through security after arriving for court at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building September 17, 2021 in San Jose, California. Holmes is facing charges of conspiracy and wire fraud for allegedly engaging in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors with the Theranos blood testing lab […]
Theranos promised investors $1B in revenue despite internal projection of just $100M
Enlarge / Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes collects her belongings after going through security at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team on August 31, 2021, in San Jose, California. (credit: Ethan Swope | Getty Images) Around the time that Theranos was losing nearly $2 million per day, investors in the blood-testing startup […]
Vanessa Bryant Reaches Confidential Settlement With Her Mom Over Alleged Fraud
Vanessa Bryant is moving forward and trying to put an ugly legal battle behind her after settling things out of court. Kobe Bryant ‘ s widow had infamously been involved in a nasty legal tiff with her own mother, Sofia Urbieta , who alleged that the NBA star experienced told her prior to his untimely […]
Arrest Warrant Issued For Ex-Disney Channel Star Kyle Massey After Missed Court Date
Former Disney Channel star Kyle Massey is now a wanted man with an active warrant out for his arrest. All this after the 29-year-old former child star failed to appear in court up in Washington State for an arraignment hearing on charges accusing him of sending pornographic material to a minor in December 2018 and January 2019. […]
Kelly Clarkson Wants Out! Singer’s Lawyer Asks Judge To Grant Divorce Request Now; Will Determine Custody Later
Kelly Clarkson wants out, like, RIGHT now! The American Idol champ and singer-turned-daytime TV talk show host is getting her own head start on the Fourth of July holiday weekend by hopefully soon becoming a single gal once again amid her ongoing divorce from estranged husband Brandon Blackstock. Related: You Can NOT Unhear Kelly Clarkson’s Crazy […]
Allison Mack Apologizes To NXIVM Sex Cult Survivors & Begs For No Jail Time Days Before Case Sentencing
Allison Mack issued another apology to the NXIVM sex cult survivors just days before her sentencing. In case you didn’t know, the Smallville star was arrested in 2018 and later pled guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges in connection to her role in NXIVM. Mack had been Keith Raniere right-hand woman in the group — […]
How Britney Spears’ Boyfriend Sam Asghari Made Her Feel ‘Empowered’ To Finally Speak Out Against Conservatorship
Sam Asghari is forever in Britney Spears’ corner! As we previously reported, the 39-year-old completely rocked the world in a virtual court session on Wednesday addressing her 13-year conservatorship — which has given Jamie Spears total control over her life. In the testimony, Britney made several bombshell claims that included how she wasn’t allowed to […]
Idaho Mom Accused Of Murdering Her Kids Declared Unfit For Trial, Ordered To Mental Health Facility
An Idaho mother, who has been charged with murdering her two children, has been declared unfit for trial following her indictment, and will be sent to a mental health treatment facility. Lori Vallow is alleged by prosecutors in the state of Idaho to have murdered her kids, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua Jaxon “JJ” Vallow, […]
Epic vs. Apple opening arguments suggest a bitter battle over iOS’ future
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of what Apple and Epic’s lawyers did to each other in the courtroom today. (credit: Epic Games) In leading off the opening arguments in Epic’s long-anticipated bench trial against Apple, the Fortnite studio noted that it was “not suing for damages” or a “special deal.” Instead, Epic’s counsel said, it was […]