Elizabeth Holmes has asked President Donald Trump to commute the prison sentence she received after being convicted of defrauding investors at Theranos, the now-defunct blood-testing company once valued at about $9 billion.
The Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney shows her commutation request, filed last year, is currently listed as pending.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of blood-testing startup Theranos, has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute the prison sentence she received after being convicted of defrauding investors, a notice on the U.S. Justice Department website showed.
The U.S. Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney lists the commutation request — submitted last year — as pending. The notice does not indicate when a decision might be made.
A commutation would reduce or end Holmes' prison term if granted; it is distinct from a pardon, which forgives the underlying offense. Holmes was convicted in the high-profile case that followed the collapse of Theranos, a company once valued at about $9 billion.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Bhargav Acharya)
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