/K 8 352 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /K 33 /K 232 0 R /S /LBody /K [22 386 0 R] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj 179 0 obj /P 302 0 R /Pg 237 0 R /K 390 0 R /P 350 0 R /P 8 0 R Holmes, Balwani, and Theranos also made false or misleading statements to investors about many aspects of Theranos' business, including the capabilities of its proprietary << endobj 323 0 obj 115 0 obj endobj /Pg 257 0 R /K 28 endobj /S /LBody /Pg 254 0 R /S /LBody << /K 47 /K 188 0 R Holmes rocketed to Silicon Valley stardom nearly a decade ago when she started speaking publicly about Theranos's vision a small . /K 2 /Contents [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R] >> /K 10 /Lang (EN-US) /K 13 /Pg 243 0 R << 135 0 obj >> /S /LI The defendants also represented to investors that Theranos would generate over $100 million in revenues and break even in 2014 and that Theranos expected to generate approximately $1 billion in revenues in 2015 when, in truth, the defendants knew Theranos would generate only negligible or modest revenues in 2014 and 2015. 95 0 obj << Claiming and updating your company profile on Zippia is free and easy. But indictments said Holmes andher colleague and former romantic partner Ramesh Sunny Balwani, lied about the technology, the company's finances, and its partnerships with the Department of Defense and Walgreens. The next witness was Erika Cheung, who was hired by Theranos out of undergrad as a lab associate. /P 381 0 R /K 6 /S /P /Lang (EN-US) << Theranos went on to issue private stock in six rounds between 2014 and 2015, starting at 17 cents per share and ending at $17 per share, according to a document explained by Yam, with investors . 275 0 obj endobj >> 384 0 obj >> /S /P /K 155 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 364 0 obj endobj /Annots [] /K 125 0 R >> /S /LI The company grew to become a business worth billions. /Resources 492 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 241 0 obj About us Our mission is to make actionable information accessible to everyone at the time it matters. 194 0 R null null null 195 0 R null null null 196 0 R null 317 0 obj >> /P 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /S /LBody << >> /P 8 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /LBody << /P 8 0 R endobj /S /P 10 [null null 163 0 R null null null 164 0 R null null null /Annots [] 197 0 obj /MarkInfo 2 0 R /Type /MCR /Pg 235 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) /K 14 endobj /K [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R >> /S /LBody /P 48 0 R /P 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /K 6 >> /K [24 387 0 R] /S /LBody And at least one employee told the financial newspaper Theranos executivesdid not report test results that would have caused concerns about the machines accuracy. /K 18 283 0 obj /P 48 0 R endobj /S /LI << >> /P 370 0 R Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. endobj /Lang (EN-US) endobj >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj The boundless part of her visioning deserves extra attention. << >> >> >> But Theranos shared very little about its blood-testing machine with the public or medical community. 225 0 obj /K 10 << /K 14 endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /Resources 500 0 R endobj endobj << 142 0 obj >> >> Theranos is a private health care and life sciences company with the stated mission to revolutionize medical laboratory testing through allegedly innovative methods for drawing blood, testing blood, and interpreting the resulting patient data. /K 124 0 R 196 0 obj /S /LBody /Tabs /S >> /Pg 254 0 R >> It's unclear whether Theranos' rise and fall will turn out to be a dazzling mirage of "would-be" business . 267 0 obj Balwani, who was convicted on 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison, is also seeking to remain free amidan appeal. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Inspector in Charge Rafael Nuez. /P 285 0 R /S /P << >> << /Pg 235 0 R /K 30 /Pg 248 0 R << /K 41 endobj 184 0 obj /Kids [250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R] /Type /Page /S /P endobj /P 42 0 R /P 8 0 R Department of Justice /S /LBody /S /LI They cite a one-way plane ticket to Mexico she booked for Jan. 26, 2022, three weeksafter her conviction onfour counts of fraud and conspiracy. /S /LI /Pg 236 0 R /Pg 250 0 R /S /P endobj /P 344 0 R Legal Statement. endobj endobj endobj /K 2 /Pg 258 0 R endobj >> The Theranos scandal has dominated headlines, and both fascinated and appalled readers worldwide, since John Carreyrou's shattering report first broke in 2015. endobj /Length 502 0 R 227 0 R null null null 228 0 R null null] /Metadata 4 0 R /P 8 0 R /Pg 256 0 R Theranos is a private health care and life sciences company with the stated mission to revolutionize medical laboratory testing through allegedly innovative methods for drawing blood, testing . The Company's clinical laboratory offers comprehensive laboratory tests. endobj /P 311 0 R /K 0 >> /P 8 0 R Yam said that Theranos lost $16.2 million in 2010, $27.2 million in 2011, $57 million in 2012, and $92 million in 2013. /P 376 0 R << 58 0 obj << /P 322 0 R 104 0 obj An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. /P 327 0 R /Rotate 0 140 0 obj /S /LI Despite persistent losses, Holmes salary increased from $200,000 to $400,000, Yam said. << stream /K 29 /K 24 /Type /MCR Theranos's mission statement is "To facilitate the early detection and prevention of disease and empower people everywhere to live their best possible lives.". << /K 25 /S /P >> /P 380 0 R /K 5 /Pg 241 0 R /S /LBody endobj /Rotate 0 55 0 R 56 0 R 57 0 R 58 0 R 59 0 R 60 0 R 61 0 R 62 0 R 63 0 R 64 0 R >> In court documents, federal prosecutors have said Holmes is a flight risk. 296 0 obj 118 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Underline /Span /K 159 0 R /P 330 0 R 3 0 obj /P 51 0 R endobj /Pg 243 0 R >> << A former Theranos employee who alerted regulators to fraud at the company said he popped a bottle of champagne after a jury returned guilty verdicts against founder Elizabeth Holmes on Jan. 3. The fact that key stakeholders at Safeway remained upbeat despite the arrogant and secretive behaviors of Theranos executives and the lack of any real hard proof associated with many of the claims Theranos was making is extremely revealing. null] /P 40 0 R /Lang (EN-US) /O /Layout /S /LI null null 191 0 R null null null 192 0 R null null] >> /K 172 0 R << endobj /Lang (EN-US) << 147 0 obj /K 137 0 R endobj /P 8 0 R /S /LI /S /P << /S /LBody /Contents [497 0 R 498 0 R 499 0 R] << 188 0 R null null null 189 0 R null null null 190 0 R null 113 0 obj << /S /LI /S /P >> /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) << 314 0 obj >> /K 225 0 R 67 0 obj 2018-03-14T08:41:27-07:00 /Pg 249 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) /P 8 0 R << endobj /Rotate 0 152 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Resources 408 0 R /Lang (EN-US) In his book Bad Blood, John Carreyrou documented accounts describing Elizabeth Holmes unwillingness to revise the original micro-Lab specs and her reported tendency to shut off whoever tried to provide realistic feedback or solutions to the technical problems Theranos was facing. /StructParents 13 << Theranos's mission statement is "To facilitate the early detection and prevention of disease and empower people everywhere to live their best possible lives." /K [26 395 0 R] /S /LBody /Lang (EN-US) /Pg 235 0 R /Lang (EN-US) << << /P 356 0 R But in February, the pair had a number of charges dropped, excluding wire fraud. /K 14 206 0 obj << >> endobj 190 0 obj The company boasted the ability to get results from very small amounts of blood, something that would be revolutionary in medical diagnostics. /Resources 468 0 R /P 48 0 R The company claimed that it had devised . << /Lang (EN-US) 344 0 obj 161 0 obj << Theranosonce valued at approximately $10 billionis no more. >> /Pg 256 0 R Assistant U.S. /P 55 0 R /Pg 245 0 R By Elizabeth Lopatto / @ mslopatto. >> /P 51 0 R /Pg 235 0 R endobj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /S /LI /S /LBody /S /P << The collaborative investigative work on this case conducted by Postal Inspectors, our law enforcement partners, and the United States Attorneys Office illustrates our efforts to protect both consumers and investors., The Indictment Alleges That Doctors And Patients Were Defrauded. /P 363 0 R /P 48 0 R /K [26 383 0 R] << /StructParents 17 /S /LI null 24 0 R 25 0 R 26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R 30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R /Pg 235 0 R >> /P 308 0 R /Pg 249 0 R /P 8 0 R /Resources 412 0 R /Type /Page << /K 4 /Pg 235 0 R /S /LBody Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. /S /P endobj The parable of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos, is not an unfamiliar one. /P 267 0 R /Parent 12 0 R 253 0 obj << 335 0 obj /Pg 244 0 R Several months later, with encouragement from her professor, Channing Robertson, Holmes quit Stanford. /K 16 /P 380 0 R /S /LBody >> /P 8 0 R /Pg 256 0 R >> 381 0 obj endobj << >> 28 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 612 792] << /P 50 0 R >> /K 139 0 R /P 51 0 R It claims its technology can work with just a finger prick. All rights reserved. 364 0 R 365 0 R 366 0 R 367 0 R] /K 120 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) I write about culture, leadership and ethics in business and work. /K 10 >> endobj >> /P 374 0 R She already settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a $500,000 penalty and 10-year ban on serving as an officer or director of a public company. /P 8 0 R 141 0 obj /P 8 0 R /K 208 0 R Theranos is ranked #71 on the Best Start-up Companies to Work For in America list. endobj /K 197 0 R endobj >> endobj The indictment charges each defendant with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. endobj << /Rotate 0 /P 50 0 R /Pg 257 0 R 119 0 obj /K 26 Companies in Silicon Valley are wonderfully fond of describing themselves as "mission-driven.". /S /LI << /K 9 endobj /S /L 205 0 obj /P 380 0 R >> 294 0 obj 262 0 obj >> /CropBox [0 0 612 792] /P 51 0 R << /K 6 /Pg 253 0 R << >> /Tabs /S >> endobj 249 0 obj Most of the tests that Theranos was performing for clients were done on devices made by other companies, Cheung testified. /Lang (EN-US) /S /LI /Type /Page endobj << /Author () Learn about working at Theranos from employee reviews and detailed data on culture, salaries, demographics, management, financial, and more. /P 341 0 R 220 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /P 51 0 R 33 0 obj /K 145 0 R >> /K [354 0 R 355 0 R 356 0 R 357 0 R 358 0 R 359 0 R 360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R endobj /S /LBody I did not think the technology we were using was adequate enough to be engaging in that behavior.. /P 324 0 R /S /LBody 258 0 obj Theranos Mission Statement. endobj endobj 237 0 obj /K 8 << /Lang (EN-US) 341 0 obj /K 14 Former Theranos board member and former Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis testified last week in the criminal trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes. endobj << Its unclear whether Theranos rise and fall will turn out to be a dazzling mirage of would-be business greatness, one of the most infamous stories of corporate fraud in the 21st century, or, an ironic reminder of the inescapable weakness of biased decision-making. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj /K 6 >> << /K 2 /Pg 252 0 R /S /LI << 5 0 obj << 254 0 obj /P 55 0 R >> << /P 331 0 R 247 0 obj /P 50 0 R /Pg 237 0 R endobj /Pg 245 0 R /S /P 171 0 obj According to the indictment, Holmes and Balwani used advertisements and solicitations to encourage and induce doctors and patients to use Theranoss blood testing laboratory services, even though the defendants knew Theranos was not capable of consistently producing accurate and reliable results for certain blood tests. /Pg 235 0 R /P 50 0 R Cheungs testimony continues today. 223 0 obj >> endobj << /P 8 0 R << << << /S /P << >> /Rotate 0 /P 8 0 R << 365 0 obj null null 131 0 R null null] << /Pg 235 0 R stream 30 0 obj The defendants claimed the analyzer was able to perform a full range of clinical tests using small blood samples drawn from a finger stick. 322 0 obj endobj << endobj /P 54 0 R /Resources 476 0 R /K 174 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19 /K 22 << << /S /P /Tabs /S /P 269 0 R << >> endobj /Lang (EN-US) Bundled together, these biases not only warped Holmes sense of truth, but they likely slanted the perspective of key stakeholders who were attracted to the many promises made by Theranos. 316 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) /Lang (EN-US) >> /Lang (EN-US) 90 0 obj endobj << << /Contents [481 0 R 482 0 R 483 0 R] null] /Length 501 0 R << << /P 8 0 R /K 18 << /K [349 0 R 350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R 353 0 R] << 110 0 obj >> /K [368 0 R 369 0 R 370 0 R 371 0 R 372 0 R 373 0 R] 165 0 obj /Lang (EN-US) 314 0 R 315 0 R 316 0 R 317 0 R 318 0 R 319 0 R 320 0 R 321 0 R 322 0 R 323 0 R /Tabs /S /Lang (EN-US) /P 354 0 R /K 146 0 R >> /P 313 0 R << endobj /Contents [433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R] /P 50 0 R /Pg 235 0 R /Rotate 0 136 0 obj ] >> endobj Palantir has . /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 292 0 obj As company founder Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to over eleven years in prison and TV adaptation The Dropout earns star Amanda Seyfried an Emmy, we reveal everything you need to know about the Theranos controversy. >> /K 3 /S /P >> /Lang (EN-US) /S /LI Researchshows that unethical conduct is more likely when people are tempted with the opportunity to cheat on behalf of a good cause, and that cheaters may feel more at ease with their own behavior if they cheat on behalf of the common good. /K 193 0 R /Lang (EN-US) endobj /S /LBody /Type /MCR /K 12 Surprisingly, few paid much attention to that unchecked gap before the truth began to come out. /Lang (EN-US) << /S /Span 389 0 obj endobj Balwani, 53, of Atherton, Calif., was employed at Theranos from September of 2009 through 2016. endobj /P 317 0 R endobj /P 292 0 R /P 42 0 R endobj endobj >> But what may be less intuitive is the effect that such optimism likely had on the ability of the companys senior leadership to consider the implications of their decisions and following actions. /K 131 0 R D:20180314151216 /S /LI /S /LBody /P 55 0 R /P 286 0 R /Pg 252 0 R /P 8 0 R Theranos is a private health care and life sciences company with the stated mission to revolutionize medical laboratory testing through allegedly innovative methods for drawing blood, testing blood, and interpreting the resulting patient data. /P 8 0 R << /P 50 0 R << This office, along with our other law enforcement partners in the Bay Area, will vigorously investigate and prosecute those who do not play by the rules that make Silicon Valley work. endobj endobj endobj endobj /K 35 /K 2 /Placement /Block All rights reserved. 14 [null null 186 0 R null null null 187 0 R null null null << << /K 2 /P 8 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /S /LBody /S /LI /Count 24 The national average salary for a Theranos employee in the United States is $44,094 per year. /MCID 2 /Bibliography /BibEntry Mission statements, where crafted and utilized effectively, have been proven to drive billions of dollars in corporate value. 157 0 obj /S /LI n. o s /) was an American privately held corporation that was touted as a breakthrough 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Starbucks: Inspire and nurture the human spirit - one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. /Parent 13 0 R /S /P . << /Lang (EN-US) /S /P 108 0 obj /P 54 0 R endobj 40 0 obj Moreover, Theranos and Holmes made "false and misleading statements" in press accounts to bolster the startup's profile. << 150 0 obj /K 7 232 0 obj /K 233 0 R Best Companies to Work for in Palo Alto, CA, Best Start-up Companies to Work For in America, Best Health Care Companies to Work For in California, Best Start-up Companies to Work For in California, Best Companies to Work For in Palo Alto, CA, Best Health Care Companies to Work For in Palo Alto, CA, Best Start-up Companies to Work For in Palo Alto, CA. /S /LI /Pg 242 0 R >> /Lang (EN-US) endobj /StructParents 10 << Holmes dropped out of Stanford University at 19 to start the medical diagnostics company in 2003. >> endobj /Annots [] We just didn't know what new form it would take. The Journal reported that in 2015, the technology was only used for 15 tests. The Theranos founder intentionally deceived investors, a US . /P 8 0 R /Lang (EN-US) >> << /S /P /P 50 0 R /S /LI /Pg 255 0 R /Pg 236 0 R >> endobj /Pg 248 0 R 75 0 obj 103 0 obj << >> << The indictment describes a number of schemes that defendants allegedly employed to mislead investors, doctors, and patients. 199 0 obj << /K 147 0 R /Pg 235 0 R /K [95 0 R 96 0 R 97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R 104 0 R] /K 14 /P 346 0 R /K [331 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 48 0 obj endobj /S /LBody Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Elizabeth Holmes. /K 14 363 0 obj >> /Pg 256 0 R /S /LBody endobj /P 44 0 R >> 155 0 obj /Lang /Lang (EN-US) >> /S /P << >> 62 0 obj << /P 8 0 R >> endobj endobj 383 0 obj /K 227 0 R /P 50 0 R << << /P 59 0 R << The Theranos story has been turned into an HBO . 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