https://apnews.com/article/sunny-balwani-elizabeth-holmes-theranos-prison-ae37f16ae10da104a3f1f7c8d60e62fe > Former Theranos executive Ramesh ""Sunny" Balwani is scheduled to begin his nearly 13-year prison sentence Thursday afternoon for a blood-testing hoax he engineered with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes, who is still fighting to remain free while she appeals her conviction. > Balwani, 57, has until 2 p.m. PDT Thursday to surrender to authorities after a federal judge denied his bid to remain free while appealing his conviction on 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy in a ruling issued last week.