Founders of Silicon Valley feces-testing
startup uBiome are indicted on federal
charges for defrauding investors and
insurance providers out of more than
$95million in Theranos-style scam
Posted By: Ribicon, 3/23/2021 10:16:03 PM
Two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who founded a start-up company that tested fecal matter are facing federal charges after they allegedly defrauded investors and health insurance providers to the tune of more than $95million. Zachary Schulz Apte, 36, and Jessica Sunshine Richman, 46, co-founders of now-bankrupt microbiome testing company uBiome, were indicted Thursday on multiple federal charges, including conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering.(Snip) Customers would submit a fecal sample that the company analyzed in a laboratory, comparing the consumer's microbiome to others' microbiomes, prosecutors said. The service cost less than $100 initially.
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How Stupid are American Voters ?--- Very!
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Perhaps stupid is not the right word. Gullible is not right either. It's really hard to pinpoint the main reason behind the disastrous state of our country but the cold hard fact is that many Americans have fallen for two of the biggest hoaxes perpetrated by the left , the media and corrupt politicians.
It's too simple to blame the voters of any particular party when the main culprits are the individuals who just can't be bothered with politics. They don't want to get involved so they don't vote yet they complain when their taxes go up or their civil rights are taken away
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Last week, Little Petey (who always reminds me of a cross between Alfred “What, Me Worry?” Newman and Beaver Cleaver)
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funding as murders, other
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That seemed like a pretty quick assessment?
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Testing feces? FedGov should establish a department to continue this valuable service, seeing how they are the world's foremost peddlers of same. I can think of a Secretary of Transportation who'd be perfect for the mission.