Elizabeth Holmes takes the stand in her criminal fraud trial

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes, accused of bamboozling investors and patients about her startup Theranos and its medical device that she said would reshape health care, unexpectedly took the witness stand Friday in her trial for criminal fraud. The decision to have Holmes testify so early came as a bombshell and carries considerable risk. Federal prosecutors, who rested their months-long case earlier on Friday, have made it clear that they’re eager to grill Holmes under oath. Over the course of more than two months, the prosecution called 29 witnesses and presented numerous internal documents to make its case.