Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael

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Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael (1927 – February 2004) was an American automobile executive and convicted fraudster. During the 1970s energy crisis, Carmichael promoted a prototype for a low-cost fuel-efficient car via Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation, which was never produced. The company would ultimately prove to be fraudulent and was only in existence for four years. Charmichael fled with investor money. She was captured in 1989, and served 18 months on fraud charges. In the 1960s, Carmichael changed her name to Liz Carmichael and came out as a transgender woman to her family.

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