Our last update on the Summer Rerun of the Theranos trial, a/k/a Rock and Hard Place or Blood Out Of A Stone, was that the defense rested. It was definitely souffle-grade–Balwani’s late entry to the company, investment of his own millions, and never selling a share. There is no breathless coverage of the trial–no sensational new revelations of cheated investors or psychological violence claims, just near-identical charges (12) mostly of wire fraud with the prosecution methodically setting up Balwani with full knowledge of the cheating with the labs and defrauding of investors. [TTA 23 Mar, 16 June],
Now it’s up to the jury. The betting is that there will be a verdict next week. It’s expected that the jury will 1) name a foreman and 2) methodically go through the pile of evidence, sending questions to the judge for clarifications on these complex legal issues when needed. The deliberations will be over the July 4th holiday giving a small delay. Will they heap guilt on Balwani’s head with multiple or nearly all counts, or keep them to low single digits as they did with Elizabeth Holmes? We will likely know sooner rather than later. If you want some informative analysis by an attorney, you’ll have to go to YouTube for this video by “Lawyer You Know” Pete Sargos. There’s also a light update on Yahoo Finance.
Update 29 June: The jury has sent two notes back to the court so far. On Day Three, Tuesday afternoon, the jury sent a note asking if the jury cannot agree on a specific count, is there an option other than guilty or not guilty. On Wednesday morning, another note was sent, contents unknown. There are ten wire fraud charges and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. NBC Bay Area This part of the article will be updated as it’s reported until a verdict is reached.
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