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Outlook: Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraud, part 1

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Erika Cheung

11/03/2024 GMT

Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraud, part 1

BBC World Service - Outlook, Exposing Silicon Valley's multimillion dollar fraud, part 1

Erika Cheung went from a trailer park to a top tech company job, but something was off

Erika Cheung grew up in a trailer park, then landed a job at a top health technology company, Theranos. They promised a revolution in health care, but something was off.

Erika Cheung always knew how to work hard, growing up in a one-bedroom trailer, she dreamed of pursuing her passion for science and helping others. So Erika was thrilled to land her first job out of university at a booming tech company promising a revolution in healthcare. Fronted by the glamorous and wealthy Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos claimed to have the technology to be able to tell from a few drops of blood whether someone had a range of diseases. That was not true. And it took Erika, one of their most junior employees, to blow the whistle – at great personal risk. 

Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Mary Goodhart

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