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Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again (www.theguardian.com)

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Disgraced biotech company founder is now due to be released in August 2032, two years and four months before original date

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[–] reddig33 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Where is she getting the money to afford these appeal lawyers? Wasn’t she sued until she was broke?

[–] SeabassDan 35 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think really rich people ever truly go broke, they just lose all visible cash or assets and have a good stash spread out throughout various other hiding places.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And for whatever reason they can get away with offshore tax havens unlike the rest of us plebs.

[–] homesweethomeMrL 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it’s a mystery.

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