Sunny Balwani - Revision history

Warden: Fix: conviction -> charges in infobox

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	\| known_for = Theranos blood-testing fraud		\| known_for = Theranos blood-testing fraud
	\| charges = Two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; ten counts of wire fraud		\| charges = Two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; ten counts of wire fraud
	\| ~~conviction_date~~ = July 7, 2022		\|charges_date = July 7, 2022
	\| sentence = 155 months (12 years, 11 months) federal prison; 3 years supervised release; $452 million restitution (joint with Elizabeth Holmes)		\| sentence = 155 months (12 years, 11 months) federal prison; 3 years supervised release; $452 million restitution (joint with Elizabeth Holmes)
	\| status = Incarcerated at [[FCI_Terminal_Island_(low-security)\|FCI Terminal Island, California]]		\| status = Incarcerated at [[FCI_Terminal_Island_(low-security)\|FCI Terminal Island, California]]

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	\|description=Learn about Sunny Balwani's Theranos fraud conviction and 13-year federal prison sentence. Explore the COO's role in the blood-testing hoax.		\|description=Learn about Sunny Balwani's Theranos fraud conviction and 13-year federal prison sentence. Explore the COO's role in the blood-testing hoax.
	\|keywords=Sunny Balwani, Theranos, fraud, federal prison, Elizabeth Holmes, COO		\|keywords=Sunny Balwani, Theranos, fraud, federal prison, Elizabeth Holmes, COO
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	\|site_name=Prisonpedia		\|site_name=Prisonpedia
	\|locale=en_US		\|locale=en_US

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	\| name = Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani		\| name = Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
	\| image =		\| image = Sunny-balwani.png
	\| birth_date = June 13, 1965		\| birth_date = June 13, 1965
	\| birth_place = Sindh, Pakistan		\| birth_place = Sindh, Pakistan

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	\|keywords=Sunny Balwani, Theranos, fraud, federal prison, Elizabeth Holmes, COO		\|keywords=Sunny Balwani, Theranos, fraud, federal prison, Elizabeth Holmes, COO

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	\| name = Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani		\| name = Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani
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	\| name = Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani		\| name = Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani

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	\| conviction_date = July 7, 2022		\| conviction_date = July 7, 2022
	\| sentence = 155 months (12 years, 11 months) federal prison; 3 years supervised release; $452 million restitution (joint with Elizabeth Holmes)		\| sentence = 155 months (12 years, 11 months) federal prison; 3 years supervised release; $452 million restitution (joint with Elizabeth Holmes)
	\| status = Incarcerated at FCI Terminal Island, California		\| status = Incarcerated at [[FCI_Terminal_Island_(low-security)\|FCI Terminal Island, California]]
	}}		}}
	'''Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani''' (born June 13, 1965) is a Pakistani-American businessman and convicted felon who served as president and chief operating officer of Theranos, a defunct health technology company.		'''Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani''' (born June 13, 1965) is a Pakistani-American businessman and convicted felon who served as president and chief operating officer of Theranos, a defunct health technology company.
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	On April 7, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused Balwani's request to delay his prison sentence, concluding he had not provided enough compelling evidence to convince them his conviction was likely to be overturned. A new self-surrender date was set for April 20, 2023, and Balwani surrendered on that date.<ref name="cbc">CBC News. "Ex-Theranos president Sunny Balwani will go to prison after losing appeal." April 7, 2023. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunny-balwani-theranos-appeal-prison-1.6805159</ref>		On April 7, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused Balwani's request to delay his prison sentence, concluding he had not provided enough compelling evidence to convince them his conviction was likely to be overturned. A new self-surrender date was set for April 20, 2023, and Balwani surrendered on that date.<ref name="cbc">CBC News. "Ex-Theranos president Sunny Balwani will go to prison after losing appeal." April 7, 2023. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/sunny-balwani-theranos-appeal-prison-1.6805159</ref>

	Balwani is serving his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, a low-security facility in San Pedro, California, approximately 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The prison has housed other notable inmates including Al Capone (in the 1930s), Charles Manson (for auto theft in the 1950s), and Timothy Leary (in the 1970s).<ref name="cbs"/>		Balwani is serving his sentence at [[FCI_Terminal_Island_(low-security)\|Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, a low-security facility in San Pedro, California]], approximately 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The prison has housed other notable inmates including Al Capone (in the 1930s), Charles Manson (for auto theft in the 1950s), and Timothy Leary (in the 1970s).<ref name="cbs"/>

	=== Appeal Denied ===		=== Appeal Denied ===