Crime

DAs, retailers say California needs tougher retail theft law

Spurred by a recent run of large-scale smash-and-grab robberies, prosecutors and retailers are pushing back on assertions by California's governor and attorney general that they have enough tools to combat retail theft in the wake of a voter-approved easing of related laws.

What is Ghislaine Maxwell's net worth?

What is the net worth of Ghislaine Maxwell, who famously dated late financier Jeffrey Epstein and stands accused of luring teenage girls to allegedly be abused by him?

Elizabeth Holmes claps back against serious allegations about Theranos

For the first time in her criminal-fraud trial, Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday took aim at the most serious allegations made against her by prosecutors, offering a narrative of herself as a well-intentioned if inexperienced entrepreneur who had some success in her effort to transform health care.

Prosecutors in Elizabeth Holmes trial revealed untruths, but did they prove intent?

Over 11 weeks of testimony, prosecutors in Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes' trial presented a narrative of a CEO who repeatedly fabricated the successes of her technology as she built a blood-testing startup that ultimately failed. They now have to hope they convinced jurors her behavior rose to the level of criminal fraud.