Holmes claimed Theranos could do “more than 1,000 tests”—it did 12

Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. (credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

The jury in Elizabeth Holmes' criminal trial heard from Theranos' founder and former CEO for the first time yesterday. What she said, however, didn't come from the witness stand-Holmes hasn't been called to testify yet. Rather, the prosecution played interviews recorded by journalist Roger Parloff, who wrote a cover story about Holmes when he worked at Forbes magazine.

Over the course of 10 hours of taped interviews, Holmes made a number of remarkable, and damning, statements.

In one clip, Parloff asked her how many tests Theranos can perform. I think can we say more than 1,000," Holmes said.

Read 20 remaining paragraphs | Comments