# I Did It: The Largest Woman-Run Ponzi Scheme in American History - Hardcover

by **Neil Senturia** (Author), **Barbara Bry** (Author)

_I Did It_ is the story of Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermind  
behind the largest woman-led Ponzi scheme in US history--$400 million. This  
real-life story includes a multitude of participants, banks, hedge funds,  
egomaniacs, and small-time crooks, all fueled by greed, stupidity, and a keen  
desire to look the other way. And even when they were looking in the right  
direction, all of these people and entities saw nothing. Gina was the Penn and  
Teller of misdirection, acting with caring behavior to other people (while  
bilking her investors), creating philanthropic endeavors and single-mindedly  
pursuing her dream of building an empire, taking it public, and cashing out all  
the investors.

  
In August 2019, Gina's seven-year program of selling phony liquor license  
loans came to an end when the SEC, the US Attorney's Office, and the FBI filed  
suit and shut it down. In San Diego, Gina, then fifty-four, was an icon. To the  
outside world, this beautiful, charismatic woman looked as if she had succeeded  
in a male-dominated good old boys club--building an empire that included real  
estate, restaurants, and retail; she was a guest economics commentator for the  
San Diego Union-Tribune; she served on prestigious corporate and nonprofit  
boards. The City of San Diego even honored her with her own Gina Champion-Cain  
Day. She cooked dinner for her husband Steve, walked the dogs on the beach, and  
was a role model for young women. But in reality, her empire was a house of  
cards funded with money from a financial fraud.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN

**Publication Date:** September 13, 2022

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