Elizabeth Holmes Reports to Texas Prison for Theranos Hoax

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes reported Tuesday to a federal prison where she has been sentenced to spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley.

The federal judge who sentenced Holmes, 39, in November recommended that she be incarcerated in a women’s prison camp located in Bryan, Texas, located about 100 miles from Houston, where she grew up aspiring to become a technology visionary along the lines of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Once she enters prison, Holmes will be leaving behind two young children — a son born in July 2021 a few weeks before the start of her trial and a 3-month old daughter who was conceived after a jury convicted her on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022.

Holmes has been free on bail since then, most recently living in the San Diego area with the children’s father, William “Billy” Evans. The couple met in 2017 around the same time Holmes was under investigation for the collapse of Theranos, a startup she founded after dropping out of Stanford University when she was just 19.

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[DRKrust]

She needs to serve the entire sentence. No early release.

[jaminova_]

That's fine. When do we sentence all of the politicians who defrauded the American people?

[jwbjpb]

Good. Hope she spends all 11 years in prison. More rich snobs who break the law should go to prison.

[petergriffin]

Hopefully she serves all 11, we need to stop wealthy people from having the system in their pockets.

[Larrye]

She's at "Club Fed." In 11 years, she'll be living like a billionaire again.

[puggie]

She's at a wonderful country club. We have one of those places here in Butner, N.C. The one here in Butner has ABSOLUTELY no fence around it. Must be nice!

[ipnetworkz]

Well that took long enough... different rules for different income brackets

[n-da-bunka]

Looks more like she is walking off to summer camp with her consular...

[williamryan]

You can be sure she was allowed to choose which facility to serve her time in. That is most likely one of those country club facilities offered to people doing stock fraud or embezzlement convictions. Probably has a tennis court, pool and pizza delivery services available.Not exactly San Quentin or Folsom state prison

[ronleight]

If full restitution isn't made, she should do extra time for that.

[LaurenInJersey]

I realize she's away from her family but this isn't called Club Med for nothing. There shouldn't be any of these cushy prisons anywhere.

[AvadaVendetta]

Orange Is the New Black: New season starring Elizabeth Holmes

[lisagallant]

11 years isn't long enough, should be 40 at lease.People like this should be ashamed of themselves.

[Unpluggedx]

So with her voice which prison does she go to?

[adhemartucker]

She gotta away easy with 11 years for what she did

[yellowbug]

She's already getting special treatment.

[zeekwolfe]

The picnic tables make it look like Club Fed. She stole millions, the least they could do is put a pickax in her hands and give her an Introduction to Geology 100, reducing rocks to manageable sizes.

[MSDOGS]

Is this a Martha Stewart prison? Even so 11 years away from your young children will be tough for most. She may not have a normal conscience so maybe not.

[jeffsimpson]

When do regular folks get asked nicely to show up for prison time?

[jasona]

The fed prison where they have tennis courts and the such?