The dramatic rise and fall of former Silicon Valley darling Elizabeth Holmes has come to a conclusion: on afternoon Friday a judge ruled that the former founder and CEO of blood testing startup Theranos must serve 11.25 years in prison. The sentencing concludes a years-long legal journey that started with Holmes being indicted in 2018. Thanks to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and Holmes becoming pregnant, her trial didn't end up happening until 2021. It took nearly four months, with a jury hearing out a star-studded list of 29 witnesses that included former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis and ring-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The jury found her guilty on four out of 12 counts of fraud—one count of conspiracy to defraud investors, and three counts of wire fraud totaling over $140 million against investors. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Holmes' sentence is about in line with what prosecutors asked for. A few days before the former CEO was scheduled to be sentenced this week, the Department of Justice asked she be given 15 years in prison, based on federal sentencing guidelines, plus pay $800 million in restitution. Prosecutors argued that reflects the seriousness of her offenses, including the fact that she knowingly lied to investors from 2010 to 2015 when promising Theranos' technology could run multiple tests on only one drop of blood (spoiler: it couldn't). Holmes' lawyer argued she should be sentenced to no more than 18 months, including letters filed by multiple family members and even New Jersey Sen. Cory…