Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, is our latest seller of false hope

Elizabeth Holmes and partner Billy Evans walk outside the federal court in San Jose, California on January 3.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes joins a long cultural tradition of operators in and out of Silicon Valley who have bamboozled investors — and the world.

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes joins a long cultural tradition of operators in and out of Silicon Valley who have bamboozled investors — and the world.