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Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence has been delayed

The founder of the failed blood-testing startup Theranos will not begin her 11-year prison term on Thursday as expected due to an automatic delay triggered by her filing an appeal.
Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at the Robert F. Peckham U.S. Federal Court on June 28, 2019, in San Jose, Calif.

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will not be starting prison yet.

Under rules from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Holmes' surrender date, scheduled for Thursday, has been automatically delayed until the court rules on her appeal.

The delay is routine for 9th Circuit appeals and was expected by all parties.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's

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