Holmes was convicted on charges related to defrauding investors who poured hundreds of millions of dollars into her blood-testing company, believing it would revolutionize health care.
A federal judge on Friday sentenced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years and three months in prison for defrauding investors in her now-defunct
The startup promised to revolutionise how patients receive diagnoses by replacing traditional blood-testing labs with small machines envisioned for home use.
Elizabeth Holmes could be freed in five years thanks to the First Step Act, which since 2018 has enabled prisoners to significantly reduce their sentence if they participate in training and behave well in prison.