Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes (L) arrives in federal court with her partner Billy Evans on October 17, 2022 in San Jose, California.
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SAN JOSE, California — A prominent witness in the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes doubled down on his testimony on Monday, two months after he appeared on Holmes’ doorstep to speak talk to her.
“I don’t want to help Miss Holmes, she’s not someone who deserves help,” former Theranos lab director Adam Rosendorff said during a special hearing before Judge Edward Davila in US District Court. “The only person who can help Ms. Holmes is herself. She needs to repay the debt to society.”
In January, Holmes was convicted of four counts of telephone fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with the downfall of Theranos. She is seeking a new trial because of Rosendorff’s unannounced visit to Her home is on the spacious grounds of Green Gables in Woodside, California, in August 2022.
According to court filings, Holmes’ partner, Billy Evans, claimed that Rosendorff made the regretful comments outside their home on August 8. Evans said that Rosendorff said “he tried to pay back.” answered questions honestly but prosecutors tried to make people look bad.”
Evans testified that Rosendorff said he wanted to “help” Holmes.
However, Rosendorff asserted during questioning from U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, federal prosecutors and attorneys for Holmes that his previous testimony that Theranos was a fraud was truthful.
Rosendorff told the court that his conversation with Evans lasted 10 minutes and that the reason he visited was to seek forgiveness and heal himself so he could “move on” with his life. He also denied Holmes’ accusations that he retracted previous oaths taken during the trial.
Rosendorff worked at Theranos from 2013 to late 2014. He spent six days in the stands, longer than any other witness, during Holmes’s high-profile trial. It was revealed that Rosendorff was the primary source of information for former Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou, who wrote a series of stories exposing the company’s shortcomings and questionable business practices.
“In the months following Elizabeth Holmes’ conviction, I began to feel increasingly distressed and uncomfortable at the prospect of her young child going through the formative years of life without a mother.” , Rosendorff told Holmes’ attorney. “And I understand Miss Holmes could be pregnant again.”
Leaving the court, Holmes did not answer questions about her pregnancy with her second child.
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Holmes will submit written arguments related to Monday’s hearing within a week. Judge Davila will then rule on her motion for a new trial.
If the request is denied, Holmes is expected to be sentenced on November 18.
