Semi-Robin Hood-like figure Elizabeth Holmes, who stole from oligarchic criminals Rupert Murdoch, Betsy DeVos, and the Waltons of Walmart fame and gave to herself, was sentenced Friday to 135 months in federal prison for her scam with some fake blood testing device, Bloomberg reports.
We vehemently disagree with this sentence. And only half-jokingly. As far as we know Holmes wasn’t Bernie Madoff, she didn’t wipe out the life savings of regular upper middle class retirees on this scam (and if she did then fuck her, by all means lock her up then). It was all rich assholes getting bilked. Nobody suffered besides her employees who lost their jobs and if that’s not a crime when Elon Musk does it then it shouldn’t be a crime for Holmes. A few years probation and community service should do fine, incarcerating her is pointless and a waste of taxpayer resources.