It’s a fascinating time for those who have been following the rise and fall of Theranos, a now-discredited blood-testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes.
Opening arguments are scheduled to begin for the criminal fraud trial of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Holmes’ ex-lover and former president and chief operating officer of Theranos. Balwani recently sold the Silicon Valley mansion he and Holmes inhabited together for five years.Opening arguments are scheduled to begin for the criminal fraud trial of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, Holmes’ ex-lover and former president and chief operating officer of Theranos.
It all went down in the San Francisco Bay Area, so let’s head west and take a look at the places Theranos’ most notorious characters call home. The five-bed, 5.5-bath mansion was built in 1936 and is plenty private thanks to a gated entrance and tall trees throughout the property. Reminiscent of a European country manor, the 6,800-square-foot main house sits on a 1.16-acre lot filled with gardens, a pool, and a pavilion.
Balwani sold the home for $15.8 million in January 2022. He is currently on trial on fraud charges related to deceiving Theranos customers and investors. The two-bed, two-bath apartment is quite a step down from the mansion Holmes once co-owned, but by normal standards, it seems to be well-appointed. The shoebox-size kitchen may be a turnoff, but the real selling point is the gorgeous views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay.
We may never know how Holmes managed to find herself holed up in yet another palatial living situation. But the location of the couple’s historic home was made public after Evans received a traffic citation in March 2021 for failure to display a license plate, according to San Mateo County court records.