![]() ![]() After settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission following charges for “massive fraud”, in 2018 Holmes was stripped of most of her control of the company. It all started to unravel when a piece by The Wall Street Journal came out in 2015: a secret investigation of Theranos detailing that the startup was struggling with its blood-test technology - it didn’t do what it said on the tin. Holmes came onto the scene in 2004 after founding Theranos, a tech company that promised to “democratise healthcare” by collecting data from blood droplets instead of larger vials she insisted she had the technology and know-how to determine thousands of illnesses by using only a single drop of blood. It’s intriguing: the scam, the money (she duped investors into putting over $400 million into the company), the fact that she could have seriously endangered people’s health to the often, downright bizarre: viewers are convinced Holmes ‘faked’ her voice, deliberately making it deeper in a bid to be taken more seriously. Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmesįormer Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been frequently in the news as of late, thanks to her court case, a recent documentary about her, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, and the recent Hulu series starring Amanda Seyfried as the deep-voiced CEO. If you haven’t already binge-watched Shonda Rhime’s take on the “heiress”, as seen in Netflix’s Inventing Anna, trust us, you’ll be hooked as soon as you start. However, it wasn’t until Williams, a photo editor at Vanity Fair, published an essay detailing being taken advantage of - to the tune of $62,000 - by Delvey that her con artist ways came to light. ![]() Inventing AnnaĪnna Delvey (real name Sorokin), a self-proclaimed German heiress was indicted for allegedly scamming people, businesses, and executives out of $275,000 in a 10-month period. The 27-year-old was indicted on six counts of grand larceny and attempted grand larceny, as well as theft of services, in 2017. ![]() A first-hand look into the disastrous crash of Fyre as told by the organisers themselves. Guests arrived to discover the reality was far from what was promised. Remember the drama? Created by Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, Fyre was promoted as a luxury music festival on a private island in the Bahamas featuring bikini-clad supermodels, A-List musical performances, and amenities. This one is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the infamous unravelling of the Fyre music festival. FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened ![]()
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