Posted on 11/18/2022 2:17:47 PM PST by lowbridge
Booker argued to U.S. District Judge Edward Davila that Holmes was a "thoughtful" and philanthropic individual who wants to "make a difference in the world" and asked for a "fair and just sentence."
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.
Despite Holmes being convicted of such major fraud, Booker joined over 100 other individuals in writing letters attesting to her good character.
Booker said he and Holmes first met and bonded over a bag of almonds at a conference hosted by the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and were both vegans.
Booker said he was struck by her desire to make the world a better place, writing, "In the years since, I've always been struck by the way our conversations focused on her desires to make a positive impact on the world."
He noted how she was "most interested" in talking about "world events and national global challenges." He also claimed she wanted to explore ways to combat world hunger and climate change, in addition to providing health care to more individuals.
Holmes had ties to top Democrats in her heyday; then-Vice President Joe Biden visited Theranos in 2015 and called it "inspiring" and said Holmes shared the Obama administration's vision of the future for health care. It was later revealed Biden had toured a fake lab that was staged for his visit.
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I know what he really wants.../sarc>
who is he looking at when he makes this statement.
They bonded over a bag of almonds? Never thought of trying that. ;-)
Con Man Cory.
Just to emphasize part of the article:
Holmes had ties to top Democrats in her heyday; then-Vice President Joe Biden visited Theranos in 2015 and called it “inspiring” and said Holmes shared the Obama administration’s vision of the future for health care.
Booker is an a-1 POS. Did Holmes donate big to Dems? I am guessing yes. Hence, she is protected.
Throw the book at this monster.
So …. How much did Booker get paid to say that? And who gives a crap what he says?
Booker will visit her in prison, bringing her a cake with a file in it.
Sounds exactly like what the FTX guy was up to. Donate to politicians, pretend to be a “good” person while you’re stealing your investors money.
Eyes dilated.
Guess the donation to CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE did not work......
Booker said he was struck by her desire to make the world a better place,
She went to Stanford for only one semester but was deemed a genius
I hope the judge reads the letters and realizes that the letter writers are gullible fools.
Guess who lost his ass . . . .
She ‘played’ a LOT of people .... and she’s still playing Booker, he’s just too dumb to figure it out.
Elizabeth Holmes just got sentenced to over eleven years in prison (Breaking)
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