SAN Jose, California, Nov. 30 (Reuters) – Prosecutor Elizabeth Homs on Tuesday made a clear attempt to challenge Holmes’ claims about his relationship with former love and business partner Ramsh “Sani” Balwani. He was abusive.
Holmes, 37, said Monday that the relationship had a profound effect on her life and that prosecutors had cheated her out.
Prosecutor Holmes said at the outset that he would conduct more rapid and accurate tests than traditional laboratory tests when he lied about the effectiveness of the technology.
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The former Silicon Valley executive is not guilty of nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy.
Prosecutor Robert Lech on Tuesday showed Holmes an article between her and Balwani, which made her express her love for each other and read aloud the conversations.
In an exchange in 2015, Balwani wrote: “I prayed fervently for you.”
Balwani, the chief operating officer of Teranos, commented on the problems in the company, and Lech walked through Holmes through correspondence. Holmes agreed that Balvani should not hide her views.
Holmes testified last week that Balwani was in control of some of the company’s affairs, including financial forecasts shared with investors.
She told him not to ask him on Monday because he had taught him “everything I know about business”. Read more
In court records, the 56-year-old Balwani dismissed the abuse allegations as “false and provocative.” Balwani’s lawyer declined to comment on Monday.
Balwani has been charged with fraud and will be tried separately, but will not plead guilty.
At one point, $ 9 billion took Teranos Holmes to the Silicon Valley. The Wall Street Journal The company went bankrupt after publishing a series of articles in 2015, which means the tools are wrong and wrong. She was charged in 2018.
Earlier on Tuesday, Lech Teranos asked Homs about his response to John Carrerou, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal at the time, about Teranos Technology. Holmes admitted that the company’s response to the report was “accidental” and that it was trying to cancel it.
Carrero, who was in court on Tuesday, filed a “Bad Blood” report, which Holmes reported increasing the company he started at the age of 19 and expressing retaliation after he raised concerns about Teranos equipment with former employees.
Holmes on Tuesday denied any attempt to retaliate against the two workers. However, Erika Cheng, a former Teranos laboratory worker who witnessed the prosecution, acknowledged the allegations later in her report.
About Cheng: “I’m sure I wish we could treat her differently like hell and listen to her.”
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Reporting by Jodi Godoy in San Jose, Caliph; Edited by Noyle Walder, Grant McCullough, Peter Cune and Sandra Malar
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