Elizabeth Holmes, Former CEO of Theranos, Appeals to Trump for Sentence Commutation
Mintz & Gold partner Ira Lee Sorkin discusses the Elizabeth Holmes fraud case as the former Theranos founder reports to prison on ‘The Claman Countdown.’
Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has recently filed a request for President Donald Trump to commute her federal prison sentence, as confirmed by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney.
The commutation request was submitted in 2025 and is currently pending, indicating that the clemency case has been initiated and is under review.
The Office of the Pardon Attorney has yet to respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital regarding the matter.
FORMER WORLD LEADER THANKS TRUMP FOR PARDON: ‘YOU CHANGED MY LIFE’
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives with her family and partner Billy Evans for her sentencing at federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 18, 2022. (Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters / Reuters)
Holmes was convicted in 2022 on one count of conspiracy to commit fraud against investors, along with three counts of committing fraud on individual investors, which involved wire transfers exceeding $140 million.
She received an 11-year sentence in federal prison and is slated for release in December 2031.
ELIZABETH HOLMES HAD MEDIA BUZZ, NOT A BUSINESS. THESE ARE HER UNINDICTED CO-CONSPIRATORS
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds remarked at the time, “Her sentence reflects the audacity of her massive fraud and the staggering damage she caused.”
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears in an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sept. 29, 2015. (David Orrell/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, claiming the company had developed a groundbreaking fingerstick blood-testing device, despite being aware that the technology was unreliable.
Prosecutors highlighted her extravagant lifestyle, which included residing in a $15 million mansion and traveling on a private jet funded by Theranos.
CONVICTED CEO FRAUDSTER ELIZABETH HOLMES SAYS LIFE IN LOCKUP IS ‘HELL’ IN FIRST PRISON INTERVIEW
The Theranos fraudster is now sharing the prison with newly transferred inmate Ghislaine Maxwell. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
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In 2015, Holmes was recognized by Time as one of the “100 Most Influential People” and appeared on the covers of major publications like Fortune, Forbes, Inc., and Glamour.
Her recent commutation request adds to a growing list of clemency petitions currently under review. As of January 21, Trump has issued 92 pardons and 23 commutations, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s website.
Mintz & Gold partner Ira Lee Sorkin discusses the Elizabeth Holmes fraud case as the former Theranos founder reports to prison on ‘The Claman Countdown.’
Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has recently filed a request for President Donald Trump to commute her federal prison sentence, as confirmed by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney.
The commutation request was submitted in 2025 and is currently pending, indicating that the clemency case has been initiated and is under review.
The Office of the Pardon Attorney has yet to respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital regarding the matter.
FORMER WORLD LEADER THANKS TRUMP FOR PARDON: ‘YOU CHANGED MY LIFE’
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives with her family and partner Billy Evans for her sentencing at federal court in San Jose, Calif., on Nov. 18, 2022. (Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters / Reuters)
Holmes was convicted in 2022 on one count of conspiracy to commit fraud against investors, along with three counts of committing fraud on individual investors, which involved wire transfers exceeding $140 million.
She received an 11-year sentence in federal prison and is slated for release in December 2031.
ELIZABETH HOLMES HAD MEDIA BUZZ, NOT A BUSINESS. THESE ARE HER UNINDICTED CO-CONSPIRATORS
U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds remarked at the time, “Her sentence reflects the audacity of her massive fraud and the staggering damage she caused.”
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears in an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sept. 29, 2015. (David Orrell/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, claiming the company had developed a groundbreaking fingerstick blood-testing device, despite being aware that the technology was unreliable.
Prosecutors highlighted her extravagant lifestyle, which included residing in a $15 million mansion and traveling on a private jet funded by Theranos.
CONVICTED CEO FRAUDSTER ELIZABETH HOLMES SAYS LIFE IN LOCKUP IS ‘HELL’ IN FIRST PRISON INTERVIEW
The Theranos fraudster is now sharing the prison with newly transferred inmate Ghislaine Maxwell. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
In 2015, Holmes was recognized by Time as one of the “100 Most Influential People” and appeared on the covers of major publications like Fortune, Forbes, Inc., and Glamour.
Her recent commutation request adds to a growing list of clemency petitions currently under review. As of January 21, Trump has issued 92 pardons and 23 commutations, according to the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s website.
