The maximum 80 years of potential jail time the Theranos founder faces is not being requested by her legal team. The court was asked to look beyond the caricature of her in the media and examine her as a person.
Each of the four counts of fraud against investors carried a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. The jury did not find her guilty of other charges related to the patients who received incorrect diagnoses as a result of her sham blood testing technology. The judge who presided over the trial rejected the request for a new trial.
Her most recent attempt to avoid prison was filed late on Thursday. The book begins with a description of her childhood and then goes on to discuss her interests in making the world a better place and her caring and reliable friend. In addition to the memo, she also filed hundreds of pages of supporting documents.
According to the filing, there was an alleged 2003 rape and repeated abuse at the hands of her business partner, who was later found guilty of 12 counts of fraud. Her recent volunteer work in support of sexual assault survivors is one of the reasons why she shouldn't go to jail.
Being nice some of the time and enduring past trauma doesn't grant you a get-out-of-jail-free card. Being white and wealthy in the white-collar crime sphere will give him some advantages. The start-up scam artist is likely to serve her time in a low-security facility and end up with a sentence of less than ten years if the judge opts for a prison sentence.
The sentencing recommendation for the judge will be filed before the official sentencing date. You can read the entire request for compassion below.
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