
Cory Booker asks for leniency for Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes: Wants to make world 'a better place'
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., defended the character of convicted Silicon Valley fraudster Elizabeth Homes in a letter to the judge presiding over her sentencing.
Holmes faces up to 20 years in prison at her sentencing Friday after being convicted on three felony counts of wire fraud and one felony count of conspiracy to commit fraud. She was found to have misled investors and inspectors for years about the capabilities of her company Theranos' blood-testing technologies, en route to a $9-billion valuation of her company and a host of flattering media profiles as a revolutionary figure in the industry. Gabriel Hays is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.
Despite Holmes being convicted of such major fraud, Booker joined over 100 other individuals in writing letters attesting to her good character.