Elizabeth Holmes’s Trial Delayed Due to the Coronavirus

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will now stand trial for fraud in October, or possibly even early 2021

Elizabeth Holmes. Photo: Kimberly White/2015 Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes’s criminal trial has been pushed back by at least three months, due to concerns over the coronavirus. The disgraced Theranos founder, who has been accused of running a sweeping medical scam and also of faking her voice, will now stand trial in October, or possibly even next year. The new date will depend on how the public health situation looks this fall.

Davila tentatively rescheduled the trial for October 27, but said he might move it to early 2021, if needed. According to ABC News, Davila will make that call over the summer. CNBC reports that Holmes’s legal team filed a status memo this week, arguing that the probable circus around the trial could be dangerous. “The defense, jurors and witnesses will all enter the courthouse through crowds of onlookers who have often approached and even touched counsel and the defendant during entry to the building,” they reportedly wrote. And if anyone in the courtroom were to come down with coronavirus, “the risk of a mistrial would be substantial.

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