Elizabeth Holmes Allegedly Tried to Flee Country After Fraud Conviction, Raising Questions About Her Intentions.

Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Allegedly Tried to Flee Country

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder set to begin a prison sentence for fraud later this year, allegedly made plans to “flee the country” after her conviction last year, prosecutors revealed Thursday.

According to prosecutors, Holmes made an “attempt to flee the country” by booking a one-way ticket to Mexico departing in January 2022, shortly after the Theranos founder was convicted of fraud. The claim that she tried to leave the country last year surfaced as part of a new filing from prosecutors arguing that Holmes should begin serving her prison sentence rather than living on an estate.

Holmes has appealed her conviction and does not start her prison sentence until this spring, a waiting period that prosecutors described as “generous” and due to her being pregnant. It’s “difficult to know with certainty what [Holmes] would have done had the government not intervened,” prosecutors said.

However, prosecutors allege that Holmes did not cancel the trip, which was set to depart several weeks after she was found guilty on four counts of fraud, until after prosecutors confronted her defense team. The allegation comes in a court filing opposing Holmes’ request not to report to prison while she appeals her case.

The new court filing has raised questions about Holmes’ intentions, as well as her lack of remorse for her crimes. It remains to be seen how the court will rule on Holmes’ request to remain free while her appeal is pending.