The husband dies by suicide and the widow gets a notice to return company property with no acknowledgement or kind words. This is completely heartless.
That’s the way sociopaths operate. They have no compassion and no empathy. Holmes felt nothing when this man died, she just wanted her laptop back. A scientist of his caliber should have been able to find a job anywhere . Even at his age he would have had no problem getting a job. I’ve worked in more than my fair share of toxic workplaces and after being abused for a period of time depression sets in and with it comes an inability to make the moves necessary to get out of that toxic situation because you feel stuck and your energy is depleted That poor man and eff Elizabeth Holmes and Balwani. Holmes is a straight up pos & I hope she rots in prison.
As portrayed in Hulu's "The Dropout," one of Dr. Gibbon's biggest stressors when contemplating either lying under oath or telling the truth and being fired by Holmes in a patent lawsuit was the fact that he needed health insurance because he had cancer. This fine man suffered so much at the hands of this sociopath.
Justice for Ian Gibbons. I hope that the judge takes this into account as well as the way she treated other whistleblowers., in her sentencing. Shes been monstrous.
@Bjk g Being that Billy Evans is 10 years younger than her he may not have the experiences in relationships. She certainly had tons of experience at age 35 or so when they started dating. As we have all witnessed she is good at preying on people. She might be a college drop out but in the world of manipulation she is the ultimate lasso expert.
@@libiarodriguez4264 Libia I am a mental health professional. I see this kind of downward spiral happening all the time. It is 'Life's Events' that meet your independent threshold that changes things. He had met his threshold by being told to hold/lie/misrepresent information that was underhandedly portrayed as working science. He knew it was science fiction.
This was one of the greatest tragedies in this story. This man was an award-winning Scientist who really did work on teams and led them too great inventions that impacted lives. His best friend Channing betrayed him.
He did, and it was so he could make money. He literally sold his friend out to protect his money (even though he was already rich) and the man died. Save me from friends like Channing.
Wow he has actually helped create many products. You can see that he is knowledgeable and a leader in his field and reduced so much and demoted. What an attack on his morale. He suffered and I’m sorry he chose suicide instead of fighting back with his head up high. We would have believed him more than the bully kid
Her getting pregnant was all by design in an effort to gain sympathy from judge & jury. But what’s crazy is she knew it’s possible she could be sent to prison & leave a child motherless. That’s really shows how manipulative she is & also what lack of self-awareness she has! Why would you have a child right before possibly being sent up the river?
I know a woman who did exactly that. She went to prison for years. And her baby had to Be raised by his now single Dad. Only a narcissist would be so irresponsible.
A person with that level of talent, the kind of talent that Ian Gibbons had, should be held in the highest esteem and shown nothing but the utmost respect. The truth is right there with this man. if Holmes was serious about the efficacy of the device she would have stopped right there. But what did this woman do? She went on and on and on and on. She needs to be put behind bars for the next couple decades.
It just goes to show that it's not always about how intelligent and competent a person is but how people can sell a story and spin a yarn. People want to believe in pie in the sky, not actual reallity.
David Hutchinson I agree with you but unfortunately it isn't how this life works. People like Gibbons end up getting fired and killing themselves and people like Elizabeth Holmes get all the glory until the truth comes out and then it's too late..
@Bjk g well if she doesn't get 20 yrs it will have nothing to do with her having a baby. It will have everything to do with little white girls doing no wrong and being so called princesses.
Yes little details, I use to work for a company that sells all kind of electronic devices and chargers and 1 of my bosses asked me a little simple question,,do you know the difference between a micro and mini charger? And I didn't know the difference 🤦♀️and changed me forever,,he told me you need to know what you're doing and why and the details of everything with a simple question, I really love the beauty of details,I will always be thankful to him 💖 and that company they're amazing people the owners and everyone in their team. 😊
Their years-long and truly extraordinary efforts to deceive, obfuscate, intimidate and destroy evidence proves *they KNEW the difference.* If the business Media and moldy gazillionaire libidos hadn't had such a h^rd-on for creating Silicon Valley's "White Oprah," this travesty would've been avoided.
The fact that Holmes is not being indicted for the suffering she caused many people and now for this precious man’s life is infuriating. She is the poser of the century. She never showed remorse and hopes she gets 80 years. My heart goes to this widow, may God comfort her and Ian Rest In Peace. #justiceforIanGibbons
She's a first-time offender of a white collar crime. And a new mother (which the judge *will* take into consideration). Given the likelihood that any sentencing will run concurrently ... and that she'll cooperate w/ the government Vs. Sunny (in exchange for leniency), it'll be a miracle if she does even ten years. Fraudulent, lying, murdersome, sociopath. She'll get out just in time to helm a new start-up.
@@amazingabby25 This is a federal case and thus getting substantial time shaved off your sentence for "good behavior" while imprisoned will not apply. I do agree that she'll get a relatively paltry sentence Vs. the gravity of her crimes. However, she'll almost certainly serve the sentence (such that it is) either in its entirety or close to its entirety.
mulemule I was thinking more for overcrowding which is why people are getting released from feds, but you are right they likely won’t. My guess is still she’ll get 5-7
I don't know if she can sue her personally. And Theranos is gone. He should have filed a lawsuit when he worked for her...that would have been amazing. Unfortunately engineers are very gentle people and all to often get exploited.
You want to front the 500K needed to sue the company? It would have bankrupted him Tyler spent 400K DEFENDING himself against Theranos. Try thinking before spewing opinions
Wow, they nailed it with his character. He was so lovable on the series. If he was half of what was shown, the world is missing a fine soul. I told my husband if that were me, I wouldn't rest until I busted that company wide open - if I lost my husband to that mess. She's my hero. I hope she has some measure of comfort knowing the fraud is over.
This man's story is one of the most damning things against Holmes. In Bad Blood, he sounds like a wonderful person, and Holmes didn't even have the common decency to send this woman a bunch of flowers or a card after he died. Pitiful. Really sad. Holmes is a narcissistic monster. She should be held accountable for his death.
Yes, and she clearly tried to have kids as quickly as she could to try to get leniency, which by the way she is getting, in delaying the start of her sentence and also getting only 11 years. Her 11 years need to be served in full. Sadly, her children are also victims of her crime.
This is absolutely heartbreaking... Wish Holmes a lifetime in jail and more and for her to really reflect on the horrid atrocities she committed to so many people...
Her WASP-anchor baby guarantees that she'll live out the rest of her days in luxury. The only hope is that after her liability-insurance financed defense funds are exhausted that some well-heeled, dogged, plaintiffs pursue her in court for the rest of her murderous days.
So sad for her. Lost my dad the same way. His job did him in after 47 years of basically giving his life to this company. E.H. deserves jail time. We were treated the same by the company my dad worked for. The Pueblo Chieftain in CO. We begged them NOT to run the story about how and where my dad's body was found and they completely disregarded him and us. I feel her pain.
I am more deeply sorry than I can say. My heart breaks for you and your Dad. He lives on in you and all his other loved ones. Heartfelt best wishes to you all.
Elizabeth Holmes is a menace. -- but she did bring to light how unbelievably stupid all these high profile people were to invest their money without seeing the product.
They only rehired him after every chemist on their staff threatened to quit if he didn’t come back. Oh, he survived cancer not long before all this also, so there’s that too. Holmes is the absolute worst of the worst.
The jury should have found Holmes guilty on ALL of the charges. in Ian Gibbon's suicide, I'm not surprised that Holmes didn't even acknowledge his death when she was told of it, but then requested that any of Theranos equipment be returned....That's evil.
Who goes and has a child knowing they have hundreds of years pending a criminal case awaiting, and should they convict won't get access to that child. who does that? I'll tell you who, psychopath who uses it as a strategy to be a victim and get leniency for themselves taking no accountability of what wrong and hurt they have caused.
In the old days, women were told to "plead their bellies", i.e., claim they were pregnant if they were convicted of a capital crime. Since they basically just hauled you from the court room and killed you, this could buy you a few more months until they realized you were lying. Holmes is doing it as a bid for sympathy and to f*ck with people's minds.
Given her level of Education(Dropout) and the way she chose to personally package herself Elizabeth Holmes is nothing more than a high-level sales person with an extremely high level, well-heeled clientele. The verdict only addressed the people she fleeced, not the patients whose lives she put in danger.
So many high level and intelligent people bought into her madeup technology and put so much money into it? That is one of the most terrifying things about this whole saga. And why? Because they wanted to believe it and that it would make them all very rich. No doubt they liked that she was a Stanford dropout like Bill Gates (Harvard dropout) and wore the black turtleneck a la Steve Jobs. Conwoman par excellence.
Hi CBS Mornings. Please pass a long virtual hug, hand to hold & all my love on to Rochelle from me. What happened to Ian was truly tragic, beyond infuriating &, no doubt, involved many other strong emotions ❤😭😭 Please also pass on my thanks for speaking out & shield her from other people with little to no empathy as best you can. Thank you. T
Holmes and her "boyfriend" gaslit this honest, earnest man into his grave. May the judge factor in the peripheral damage, shame, and wasted years done to the humans she brought into their con company as a significant part of his sentencing considerations.
Unfortunately, none of the charges Holmes' was found guilty of have any bearing on her (obvious) culpability in Gibbons' death. The court would never indulge a statement by Rochelle. In short, she has no standing within the case to do so. I just hope that those dumba^s jurors now realize what fools they were made of by that murdersome Peroxide Fraud.
It’s absolutely absurd that anyone would ever believe Holmes’ claims that one drop of blood could be tested for everything. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that’s not possible.
@@tristanstephen8848 Anyone who’s been to the doctor or taken a pet to the vet knows how complicated tests can be. A logical person wouldn’t assume a single drop of blood could be tested for so many diseases and conditions.
If Elizabeth Holmes testified that Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani (her secret elderly lover) caused her emotional and physical abuse -alluding to the jury that her bad business behaviors were spawned by his abuse, if we can say that is all true then we can also use the same abuse excuse for Ian Gibbons. We can deduct that it is proven (by employees testimonies) that Elizabeth Holmes was tyrannical towards employees and others --than that same abuse excuse can be applied to Ian Gibbons. The difference is Holmes had financial/professional hold on Gibbons that her elderly lover did not have on Holmes. Who held the power in these relationships?
My deepest condolences to Rochelle and the rest of the families. Ian was a good and talented man who wanted to do great things in the world. The amount of pressure and, dare I say, abuse from Elizabeth and those who complied is horrendous
This is so upsetting, because this window is completely unheard in this story. If the judge really took this into account, he would have sentenced much more than 11 years.
I am very sadden that this happen to Ian. I strongly believe the University of Cambridge should recognize Ian Gibbons as a well know biochemist and honor him for his hard work, dedication and legacy.
🔴 Considering everything she did, she deserves a much, much more longer sentence ❗Considering that people from all over the world get the same or even longer sentences for much, much less than what she did ❗
In the movie, I never understood why the Richards character (played by William Macey) sued Gibbons. In fact, Theranos' lawyer asked that question in the scene with George Schultz.
1,000 patents, 38 years of marriage and credentials to be hired by the hottest start up in Tech but he committed suicide over a job at a company to which he was rehired at the age 67--beyond the age of retirement? Confusing.
This should be considered in her sentence factor. I am still amazed how she fooled so many and many more took her seriously? That is the curiosity of upstarts in the industry. Quirky posers emulating tech icons everywhere there. But! Having armed off duty cops as bodyguards 24-7 should of been a hint? From Jobs to Zuckerberg, not scientists or trained engineers but highly driven power hunger little people with the ability to control talented trained engineers and scientists. She needs time in prison as a deterrent to other posers.
I just watched The Dropout, and fell in love with the portrail of Ian Gibbons, such a nice, hard-working man, such a shame what happend, i hope Elizabeth goes to prison forever and suffers for everything she caused.
Ms. Gibbons, I am sorry that you and your wonderful husband (may he rest in peace), had to deal with these despicable people. I hope they lock her and Sonny up and throw away the key. I only wish they could lock up those horrendous lawyers that threatened and intimidated your husband as well. Unfortunately, this punishment is nothing even close to what Holmes and her co-conspirators deserve. This whole thing makes me lose whatever faith I had in this country. To see former heads of state involved in this, even involved in the cover up, sickens me on all levels. Loss of respect for these individuals is only the tip of the iceberg, as to what I feel for them. This country thrives on corporate greed and stepping on anyone that gets in their way. May you feel comfort in knowing that your husband is greatly respected by millions and did not die in vain. May God bless you and know you were blessed for having Ian in your life for the time you did. Thank you for your part in taking these demons down. You will always be in my thoughts and prayers. Be strong.
This Widow is living in a fantasy world if she thinks Elizabeth Holmes is suffering. Elizabeth Holmes is laughing and walking free! There is no justice here at all.
You are right that Elizabeth Holmes do not care. She may be walking free for now but as a convicted person she is now forced to remain in San Francisco and will have to periodically and routinely deal with the courts. Holmes is just good at delaying the inevitable. She believe she would be found innocent and delayed the trial with every trick she knew but she has been convicted. So the same thing is happening now. I know she will appeal until the end of time but she has been indicted on 4 FEDERAL charges after a lengthy trial. NOBODY walks away from that scot free. Not Jeff Skilling, not John Gotti, not Leona Helmsley. Jail time is practically guaranteed. Just like her conviction, it will come sooner or later. Another silver lining is that this is probably costing both the Holmes and Evans family a lot of money to keep her out of jail albeit temporarily. I hope for them it is worth it.
@@simcastpodvids , which is why it will be so delicious when she goes to prison. She cannot handle prison. Her current lifestyle is keeping her totally unprepared for what is going her way. She wouldn't last a week, much less years.
@@simcastpodvids people were saying she would get acquitted, but she got convicted. Now people said she will not got to prison and I have yet seen anybody who was convicted on a Federal level NOT got to prison.
@@Candicedickinsonllc Explain how he’s a victim. He knew the company was a fraud. He should have left on his own without needing to be fired. And then he went back after being fired. Why did he go back to being hired by a company he knew was a fraud? Why did he accept a rehire from someone he knew was untrustworthy? Holmes deserves whatever she has coming and more, but this man had free will.
@@noxnc It wasn't just a JOB to him. He started this with Holmes. It was his passion. As her power grew, he became just a worker. You are very blessed to not understand how badly this man felt about all of this. Very blessed indeed.
@@KatieG55 I don’t doubt he felt bad. Nonetheless, the bottom line is he knew there was “no there, there” and not only did he not blow the whistle, he didn’t quit; and after he got fired he went back to participate in the fraud. How do you explain that? And how does it make a victim of him?
He was afraid he wouldn’t have a career with the fraud and his age. He’s a chemical engineer, ppl like him don’t work regular jobs. He knew that was it in terms of the career and not including he had to testify in a case which his employer didn’t want, not be able to do what he loved. It’s heartbreaking
Holmes committed a billion dollar fraud, and then rolled right on to marry the 20 year old heir to hotel fortune. Zero remorse. She's some operator. I'm hearing she may only do something like 3 years at a minimum security prison.
I really hope she gets real time. I knew about Ian Gibbons death from the documentary on HBO, that for me was the single reason I thought she should be prosecuted. She has no empathy for others suffering, only cares about her "vision".
It's disgusting that she conned the jury on 7 (4 not guilty, 3 no verdict) of the 11 counts. I also hate that the time will probably be served concurrently so she's looking at a max of 20 years instead of a max of 80 consecutive years.
He should have never committed suicide, cause he was a hero. Speaking up was a very brave thing to do, and he would eventually contribute so much more. I wish he had reach out to a therapist, and not suffered alone. No job is ever worth it, and there are other jobs. Don't ever give some sociopath the power to destroy you mentally.
Why didn't he just quit? I don't understand why would he fear just leaving the company? I need some clarity on that so I fully understand his situation.
Am I missing something? I would've gladly have been terminated rather than sell a fraud with someone who I believed wasn't right; let alone let it drive me to drink, and suicide. He was accomplished and was not hurting for money. I do agree with him and God bless his soul, Elizabeth deserves what she is getting but there are many in the world like Elizabeth and we all deal with them too often. Is it me? Something else was going on with this poor man.
@@chrisw.5823 Right? Why didn't the 67-year old cancer-stricken career scientist dump his decades-long professional reputation and destroy any chance at a severance package (to support his wife of 38-years after his death) by simply quitting? Meanwhile, why didn't *Holmes* "just leave" her allegedly abusive relationship w/ Sunny? Perhaps because (if true), reality's a bit more complicated outside of simplistic rhetoricals.
I look forward to your link to the Gibbons' banking statements or tax returns or household balance sheet (given your certainty Re: their robust financial status).
@@mulemule Solely based on this report, he committed suicide right before a deposition. He knew early on what was happening. The wife didnt mention anything about what you stated on this program. So he hangs in there for the money then offs himself? What does that say? I dont care what his financial status was. For someone so accomplished I am surprised he didnt just leave for the sake of his reputation and sanity. He was hired in 2005 and killed himself in 2013. That's quite awhile. How do you work for a company and dont know how the machine works? What was he doing at work? For years no one knew? Everybody was in on it. My opinion of course.
