Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial
The surprise decision to have Holmes testify so early came as a bombshell and carries considerable risk. Prosecutors have made it clear that they're eager to grill Holmes under oath.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes, accused of bamboozling investors and patients into believing that her startup Theranos had developed a blood-testing device that would reshape health care, took the witness stand Friday in her trial for criminal fraud.
The surprise decision to have Holmes testify so early came as a bombshell and carries considerable risk. Federal prosecutors, who rested their months-long case earlier on Friday, have made it clear that they're eager to grill Holmes
