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    Jurors to weigh Elizabeth Holmes' fate after a 15-week fraud trial

    Deliberations are set to begin Monday in a trial that will determine whether the disgraced former CEO of the biotech startup Theranos faces possible prison time or walks free.
    by Bobby Allyn Dec 19, 2021 4 minutes

    Eight men and four women have sat in a federal courthouse in San Jose. Calif. for nearly four months. They have taken in testimony from a parade of witnesses in the criminal fraud case against former Silicon Valley superstar Elizabeth Holmes.

    On Monday, the jury will start sharing their opinions with each other for the first time and begin debating whether Holmes is a callous scam artist or a tech visionary who got in over her head.

    Holmes' legacy and freedom hang in the balance.

    Jury deliberations conclude only when the jury unanimously agrees on a verdict, a sometimes-fraught and emotional process that can wrap up in a matter of hours or

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