I Did It (Hardcover)

Neil Senturia

ISBN 10: 1956503943 / ISBN 13: 9781956503944

Published by Waterside Productions, 2022

About this Item

Hardcover. I Did It is the story of Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermindbehind the largest woman-led Ponzi scheme in US history$400 million. Thisreal-life story includes a multitude of participants, banks, hedge funds,egomaniacs, and small-time crooks, all fueled by greed, stupidity, and a keendesire to look the other way. And even when they were looking in the rightdirection, all of these people and entities saw nothing. Gina was the Penn andTeller of misdirection, acting with caring behavior to other people (whilebilking her investors), creating philanthropic endeavors and single-mindedlypursuing her dream of building an empire, taking it public, and cashing out allthe investors. In August 2019, Ginas seven-year program of selling phony liquor licenseloans came to an end when the SEC, the US Attorneys Office, and the FBI filedsuit and shut it down. In San Diego, Gina, then fifty-four, was an icon. To theoutside world, this beautiful, charismatic woman looked as if she had succeededin a male-dominated good old boys clubbuilding an empire that included realestate, restaurants, and retail; she was a guest economics commentator for theSan Diego Union-Tribune; she served on prestigious corporate and nonprofitboards. The City of San Diego even honored her with her own Gina Champion-CainDay. She cooked dinner for her husband Steve, walked the dogs on the beach, andwas a role model for young women. But in reality, her empire was a house ofcards funded with money from a financial fraud. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Did It (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Waterside Productions
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1956503943
• ISBN 13: 9781956503944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Neil Senturia is a successful San Diego entrepreneur and venture capitalist who writes a weekly award-winning business column for the San Diego Union-Tribune, I’m There for You Baby. He has known Gina Champion-Cain for more than twenty years.

Barbara Bry was a business writer for the Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times. She is a successful entrepreneur and served on the San Diego City Council. She has a Harvard MBA and is the founder of three organizations that empower women. She and Neil are married (and he is grateful). They each brought two children to their marriage so together they have four adult children all married to people they adore, and so far, they have seven grandchildren.