The trial began with Elizabeth Holmes in the United States

In the United States, the trial began with Elizabeth Holmes. Former US ministers and seasoned investors had hoped for it. They believed that an ambitious businesswoman would change the world of medicine. At one point, her company was worth nine billion dollars, today the Holmes are in danger of twenty years behind bars. The court must decide whether she was a mere victim or a clever manipulator. The trial began Tuesday in the California city of San Jose. Elizabeth Holmes is charged with twelve cases of financial fraud and conspiracy. If her guilt is proven, she faces up to twenty years in prison and a fine of $ 2.75 million. The defense claims that Holmes acted unconsciously and that she became the victim of her former business partner and lover Ramesh Balwani, who emotionally tortured her. But over the past nearly twenty years, with Holmes starting a pioneering startup, raising billions in capital and employing hundreds of people, Balwani has been more of a shadow figure in the company. Only she warmed herself in the glare of the media spotlight as she explained to inquisitive journalists how her solution would change healthcare. So what did Holmes promise the United States and the world in her time? She wanted to give people instant access to up-to-date information about their health, with just a few drops of blood from her finger. Her device in the form of a black box called Edison was supposed to replace laboratory blood tests and find out everything from cancer to syphilis. Her vision was that no American would learn of his critical health too late in the future. In addition, Holmes imagined that such an Edison would be part of every household. She believed that her company Theranos would become the second Apple. It should be noted that Holmes was literally obsessed with Apple founder Steve Jobs, following his example, she was said to have worn a black turtleneck since she was seven years old.