Martin Winterkorn. Elizabeth Holmes. And now Samuel Bankman-Fried. It's easier than ever for CEOs to hide nefarious activities that would otherwise cause consumers to stop purchasing their products or services. Here's how they get away with it.
Though the verdict surrounding her wire fraud charge might be debated, what the Theranos founder was indisputably guilty of is a breach of some of the essential ethical codes of business conduct.
Author John Carreyrou of 'Bad Blood' -- which documents the rise and fall of Theranos -- explains how Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes got away with deception for as long as she did.
Thirteen years, a thousand employees, $700 million of venture capital, 40 wellness centers. Six million blood tests. Zero revenue. This is how it happened.