https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/23/theranos-founder-holmes-fights-to-bar-jurors-from-hearing-lavish-lifestyle-claims/

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is trying to prevent the jury in her upcoming criminal trial from hearing claims by federal prosecutors that her “luxurious lifestyle” provided a motive for fraud.

In one of 20 motions Holmes’ legal team filed Friday seeking to exclude evidence, lawyers for the founder of the defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup said the government wants to allege that she received benefits including company-funded luxury travel, and a substantial salary that allowed her to drive a fancy SUV, rent an expensive home and buy pricey goods. The feds also want to tell the jury that she had Theranos-paid assistants run personal errands and buy expensive merchandise, the filing said.