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Elizabeth Holmes, 37, founder of Theranos, a Silicon Valley company considered for years a model of innovative tech entrepreneurship, was convicted of defrauding famous investors who entrusted her with nine billion dollars, and deceived thousands of patients who have received inaccurate and unreliable medical reports. She dreamed of becoming like Steve Jobs, her pretty face was on the covers of many weeklies, she had characters on the board like former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, trusted her wealth accumulation professionals like Roperth Murdoch and Larry Ellison.