The jurors who will weigh the evidence for and against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes were sworn in Thursday, setting the stage for the federal fraud trial to finally begin.
The twelve jurors — seven men and five women, all residents of California’s Santa Clara County — were selected along with five alternates (two men and three women) after two days of questioning by federal prosecutors, Holmes’ defense team and U.S. District Judge Edward Davila.
Potential jurors were asked how much they knew about the disgraced CEO and her company’s implosion to determine whether they could give her fair, unbiased consideration.
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