Federal prosecutors have said that an effort by a former Theranos employee who testified against founder Elizabeth Holmes at her fraud trial to have a "healing" conversation is not grounds to throw out her conviction.
Lawyers for Elizabeth Holmes had said in a motion filed just after Labor Day that Adam Rosendorff — the former Theranos laboratory director who resigned and eventually testified against her at trial — went to the home that she shares with partner William Evans on the evening Aug. 8 shortly after leaving a message with her lawyer to request a meeting, according to court documents previously obtained by Law & Crime.
Evans, the lawyers said, met Rosendorff in the driveway, where Rosendorff allegedly explained that he had difficulty sleeping because of the trial and his testimony. According to Evans and Holmes' lawyers, Rosendorff explained to Evans that "he tried to answer the questions honestly at Ms. Holmes' trial, but the government tried to make everyone look bad" and "make things seem worse than they were." He noted that both he and Holmes were young when they worked together and that people at Theranos had been very idealistic, adding that he now felt bad about the trial and wanted to talk to Holmes as he felt it would be "healing" for them.
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former chief executive officer of Theranos Inc., leaves federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Photo: Getty Images
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