Criminal
Nov. 24, 2020
Lifestyle isn’t motive for fraud, Theranos’ founder’s lawyers say
Any chief executive’s lifestyle could substantiate claims they have a motive to commit fraud if evidence of Holmes’ wealth is admissible, defense attorney Amy M. Saharia, a Williams & Connolly LLP partner, wrote in a bevy of motions filed on Friday to bar certain evidence.
Federal prosecutors' plan to introduce evidence of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' wealth and spending habits is a "blatant appeal to class prejudice" that will bias the jury in her fraud trial, her defense attorney has argued.
Any chief executive's lifestyle could substantiate claims they have a motive to commit fraud if evidence of Holmes' wealth is admissible, defense Amy M. Saharia, a Williams & Connolly LLP partner, wr...
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