Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has several charges partially dismissed

Thursday, February 13, 2020
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- There are new developments in the court case involving Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos.

A judge is dismissing several criminal charges against the former Stanford dropout, saying the government needs to narrow its fraud case against her.
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Holmes is accused of falsely claiming Theranos technology could run dozens of blood tests with a single drop of blood.

She will face trial in federal court this August with penalties of up to 20 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines.
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Holmes and former Theranos COO Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani have pleaded not guilty.
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