Theranos founder seeks presidential clemency for early release

Elizabeth Holmes has filed a clemency request with the Department of Justice asking President Donald Trump to commute her 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors, potentially freeing her nearly six years early. Holmes is serving at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, Texas, after her 2022 conviction; an appeals court upheld the conviction and $452 million restitution against her and Sunny Balwani in 2025, and the White House will decide on pardons or commutations.