at its peak, theranos reportedly raised $400 million dollars in investments. the firm also attracted a high profile board members such as henry kissinger and former generaljim mattis. she signed deals with the retail giant walgreen and at one point, she was thought to be the richest woman in america. so how did she finish up facing criminal prosecution? this court case came out of claims her company provided inaccurate test results. one witness said she had been given a false positive for hiv when taking the test in 2015. a conventional test at a clinic three months later came back negative. there have also been clams by a whistleblower that many of the tests purportedly done by theranos machines were outsourced to conventional testing facilities. ms holmes denies charges of fraud she could face 20 years in prison if convicted. i m joined now by our correspondent peter bowes who is in california for us.
let s go to california now and a trial which has been fascinating america with a mix of money, celebrity and supermarket blood testing. it centres around elizabeth holmes who made a fortune after founding a company which she claimed would revolutionise health care only to be accused of massive scale fraud. ms holmes wasjust 19 when she founded theranos in 2003. it promised to develop a pinprick blood test that could diagnose over 200 different diseases. at its peak, theranos reportedly raised $400 million in investments. the firm also attracted a high profile board members such as henry kissinger and former generaljim mattis. she signed deals with the retail giant walgreen and at one point, she was thought to be the richest woman in america. so how did she finish up facing criminal prosecution? this court case came out of claims her company provided inaccurate test results. 0ne witness said she had been given a false positive for hiv when taking the test in 2015. a convention