Jury Deadlocked <br />on Several Charges , in Elizabeth Holmes' , Criminal Fraud Trial.<br />On January 3, jurors in the criminal fraud trial <br />of Elizabeth Holmes said they could not reach a unanimous <br />decision on three of 11 charges in a note to the judge. .<br />On January 3, jurors in the criminal fraud trial <br />of Elizabeth Holmes said they could not reach a unanimous <br />decision on three of 11 charges in a note to the judge. .<br />NPR reports that the note suggests that the jury was able <br />to reach an agreement on at least eight of the counts <br />against the former Silicon Valley executive. .<br />NPR reports that the note suggests that the jury was able <br />to reach an agreement on at least eight of the counts <br />against the former Silicon Valley executive. .<br />According to NPR, the note ends speculation <br />that the case would end in a mistrial as the jury <br />was unable to reach a verdict at all. .<br />Federal court rules allow for juries to reach verdicts in which some charges remain undecided, but cases such as this are rare. .<br />Deliberations have now gone on for seven days <br />following testimony from dozens of witnesses <br />over the past four months of the trial. .<br />The case has been one of the most high-profile trials in Silicon Valley in decades. .<br />Holmes' company Theranos was <br />a $9 billion venture that promised <br />to revolutionize the health care industry.<br />The company's technology was said <br />to be able to screen patients for hundreds <br />of diseases with just a drop of blood. .<br />However, the company collapsed in 2018 <br />after reports emerged that its technology <br />could not do as it promised. .<br />However, the company collapsed in 2018 <br />after reports emerged that its technology <br />could not do as it promised. .<br />Federal prosecutors now accuse Holmes <br />of intentionally deceiving both investors <br />and patients through a large-scale fraud. .<br />Federal prosecutors now accuse Holmes <br />of intentionally deceiving both investors <br />and patients through a large-scale fraud. .<br />If convicted, Holmes faces the maximum possible punishment of 20 years in federal prison.
