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In the exclusive photo, Holmes, 39, is seen walking alone in her prison uniform through the yard at a Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum-security, all-female prison in Bryan, Texas, where she’s expected to spend the next 11 years and three months.
The mom-of-two turned herself in to authorities on May 30. Holmes was convicted in 2022 on four counts of fraud in connection with her medical startup that duped investors out of millions of dollars.
According to Lynn Espejo, a former FPC Bryan inmate and now-criminal justice reform advocate, Holmes will room with three other cellmates in a tight, concrete space,FOX Businessreports.
Holmes’ attorneys filed a132-page appealin April asking for a reduction in prison time after claiming the conviction was unjust and that Holmes did not intend to deceive investors, PEOPLE previously reported.
Her request to stay out of prison while she appeals the conviction was denied.
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Holmes was tried on 11 counts of fraud for claims made to investors and patients of her Silicon Valley company. The jury found Holmes guilty of four of the charges — three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
source: people.com
