Theranos trial: Elizabeth Holmes accused of ‘lying and cheating to get money’

Lawyers for the disgraced CEO on Wednesday alluded to another side' of her relationship with her former business associate

Opening arguments in the highly anticipated trial of Elizabeth Holmes began on Wednesday, as jurors heard prosecutors argue the case before them was about fraud, about lying and cheating to get money".

Holmes, 37, arrived early at the San Jose courtroom on Wednesday and sat flanked by her attorneys. Media has flocked to the case, with more than 100 people waiting in line outside the courthouse hours before doors opened and nearly a dozen cameras stationed outside.