Factbox-Executives who defended themselves at criminal trials in the U.S

Sam Bankman-Fried was due to take the stand on Thursday and become the latest senior business executive to testify at their own white-collar criminal trial in the U.S. in recent years. The Theranos founder took the stand at her criminal trial in 2021, testifying over several days that she did not intend to defraud investors in the now defunct blood-testing startup. Accused of making false claims about Theranos, including that its technology could run a wide range of diagnostic tests more quickly and accurately than conventional laboratory testing using just a drop of blood from a finger prick.