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Published for NC Criminal Law on December 05, 2025.

Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted in 2022 for defrauding investors and is now serving time in federal prison, claimed this week that a key piece of evidence against her was a “false claim,” per this story from the N&O. Holmes founded the blood-testing startup Theranos in 2003. At trial, evidence showed that Holmes, without authorization, affixed drug companies’ logos to internal Theranos reports in a bid to deceive investors. On Tuesday, a post on Holmes’ X account said, “False Claim of Fraud: Theranos faked Pfizer endorsement to defraud investors by adding logo.” Read on for more criminal law news. Eye in the Sky. Police in Miami, Florida, arrested a suspect last month in a domestic dispute after tracking him with a drone, as reported by CBS. LeCurry Anthony Williams, Jr., 24, allegedly shoved his girlfriend and vandalized a window. The Miami Police Department Drone First Responder unit dispatched a drone, which arrived at the scene before other patrol units “due to its aerial response capabilities.” Using the drone’s live video feed, officers spotted Williams leaving the scene and watched while he tried to change clothes. The police department reported that officers approached and apprehended the suspect without further incident. Prosecutor Burned for A.I.-Generated Mistakes. Lawyers for a man in Nevada County, California, have asked the state supreme court to investigate a potential pattern of A.I.-generated errors in prosecutors’ legal briefs, as reported by the NYT. At a bail hearing in April, Kyle Kjoller, 57, argued that the charges of illegal gun [...]