# The trial of Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos)\[sentenced to 11+ yrs, 18Nov2022\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 10, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138 "2021-07-10T04:42:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 701
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138/701 "2023-05-31T02:06:51Z")
> [@Plea Bargaining: Spun off from the Elizabeth Holmes/Theranos discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plea-bargaining-spun-off-from-the-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-discussion/985061/12): > > But certainly not all, by any means. I never had any issues with Steve Jobs, for instance, even though I disagreed with many of his product policies. What I think is much more common and more disappointing is the way that newly successful entrepreneurs, especially those who achieve great success at a young age, become darlings of the fatuously adoring and wholly uncritical financial media. I think Americans love a success story and it’s especially true when it involves an underdog. A lot of people were excited to get in on the ground floor of a new technology sure to revolutionize medicine, a lot of people were pleased as punch to see this led by a young woman in particular, and then others were mesmerized by her because she’s a charistmatic liar. I call Holmes an underdog not because she led a hard knock life, but because she was a woman and we generally associate saavy business leaders with men. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentenced-to-11-yrs-18nov2022/946138)._