Holmes Belongs in Prison, Not $13,000-a-Month Manor, US Says

  • Prosecutors say Holmes attempted to flee US after conviction
  • Judge to hold hearing on Holmes’s request to stay out of jail
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., center, arrives at federal court with her mother Noel Holmes, left, and partner Billy Evans in San Jose, California, US, for her sentencing on Nov. 18, 2022. Photographer: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg
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Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes should report to prison as scheduled in April, prosecutors say, rather than living on an expensive estate while she appeals her conviction.

As Holmes fought fraud charges she lived on an estate with reportedly $13,000 in upkeep costs each month, conceived two children and “continues to show no remorse,” government lawyers said in a court filing.