Elizabeth Holmes chose ‘fraud over failure’, prosecutors say in Theranos closing arguments

Fallen Silicon Valley star faces up to 20 years in prison for 11 charges of defrauding investors and consumers

Prosecutors laid out their closing arguments in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday, painting the picture of a founder who chose fraud over failure" and calling the story of Theranos a tragedy".

Prosecutors wrapped their closing arguments and the defense made it through several hours of their own before court broke for the day. The face-off caps dramatic proceedings that has stretched over 15 weeks.