[dpratt]

She provided no benefit or advantage to those in power, the success or failure of Theranos and her personal status had no bearing or effect on the ruling class, therefore she is subject to the same laws and punishments as the rest of us.

SBF, on the other hand, donated a significant amount of the stolen money to politicians of all stripes, and there's (as yet unproven) hints that the overall FTX/Alameda hierarchy of shell corporations may have been involved in other financial shenanigans that would benefit those in power.

[slavboj]

The Theranos board was basically a miniature Atlantic Council round table. To say Holmes had no political connections is false.

[misiti3780]

I dont understand this logic. This benefited them in the past, the spigot has dried up at this point - why would they care what happens to him in a few years?

Further more, there have been tons of examples where political donations dont help criminals. H. Winstein and J Epstein both were big donors, but when their crimes got enough press and they were arrested, no one protected them (yes I know it's more complicated with Epstein)