of massive scale fraud. ms holmes was just 19 when she founded theranos in 2003. it promised to develop a pinprick blood test that could diagnose over 200 different diseases. but she was accused of lying to investors and fraud. as her three months trial is about to come to an end, i spoke to criminal law professor robert weisberg about the arguments heard in this case. powerful heard in this case. evidence that this holmes powerful evidence that this holmes lied to investors, lied to potential investors of her product which is the walgreens pharmacy chain put up quite knowingly fabricated data that allegedly supported the efficacy of her product. and generally swindled the world, if you will. it was some of the most devastating testimony came from her own former web
she could face 20 years in prison if convicted. i m joined now by professor robert weisberg from stanford university in california, who is an expert in criminal law. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme- the programme. thank you. extraordinary the programme. thank you. extraordinary case - the programme. thank you. extraordinary case coming l the programme. thank you. - extraordinary case coming towards it and now. can you just talk us through what the centre, what is at the heart of the prosecution case? the prosecutor put on a powerful evidence that ms holmes lie to investors, light to potential vendors of her product, such as the walgreens pharmacy chain, quite knowingly fabricated data that allegedly supported the efficacy of her product and generally swindled the world, if you will. some of the most devastating testimony came from her own former lab director, who reported, testify, that he told her a numerous times tha