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  • TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca
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    Elizabeth Holmes comes to mind. She manoeuvred herself into a position of wealth and power by defrauding other rich people and got herself 11 years in prison for it. That’s 11 years more than most other rich scumbags get.

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      And that just goes to show:

      The only time rich people are held accountable in the US, is when they fuck with other rich people’s money.

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      The most bizarre part of the Theranos scandal is that any medical lab tech/scientist could have told you, right from the initial pitch, the entire thing was a massive scam. There was literally no reason to ever think this technology was feasible and a mountain of reasons it wasn’t.

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        Elizabeth Holmes only got in trouble for lying to people who should’ve done their “due diligence”

        The patients / families of the patients that Theranos lied to and mislead never got justice.

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      But after that 11 years didn’t she come out of prison still rich?

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        She went into prison in 2023 so she will be there for a while yet.

        I don’t think her wealth is known exactly but she and her company lost billions during the scandal.