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One last con!Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes tried to FLEE to Mexico on one-way ticket after being convicted, prosecutors claim as they urge judge to lock her up by April
Prosecutors on Thursday accused Holmes of an 'attempt to flee the country'
Said she booked one-way flight to Mexico departing shortly after her conviction
Holmes' attorneys said she had planned to attend a wedding if found not guilty
Incident was revealed in motion opposing Holmes' release pending appeal
Holmes is due to report for an 11-year prison sentence starting on April 27
January 20, 2023
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes made an 'attempt to flee the country' by purchasing a one-way ticket to Mexico departing soon after her conviction last year, federal prosecutors have alleged.
Prosecutors made the dramatic claim in a court filing on Thursday opposing Holmes' request to remain free on bail as she appeals her conviction and 11-year prison sentence.
Holmes, 38, was convicted on January 3, 2022 of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical testing device. She is set to report to prison on April 27, after the due date for her second pregnancy.
The new filing reveals that, weeks after she was convicted, the government discovered that Holmes had reservations for a flight to Mexico on January 26, 2022, with no apparent return ticket.
When prosecutors contacted one of Holmes' attorneys, he claimed she had booked the ticket prior to the jury verdict, and expected to make the international jaunt after being found not guilty.
Sauce/more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11659343/Elizabeth-Holmes-tried-flee-Mexico-following-conviction-prosecutors-say.html