Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael

"Liz Carmichael" redirects here. For the British portraitist, see Elizabeth Carmichael.

Geraldine Elizabeth "Liz" Carmichael
Carmichael, 1974 or 1975, with a model of the Dale automobile
Born
Jerry Dean Michael

1927
Indiana
DiedFebruary 2004 (age 76)
Other namesKatherine Elizabeth Johnson
Occupations
  • Counterfeiter
  • thief
  • fraudster
  • corporate securities violator
Known forUnproduced Dale three wheeled car
Children10

Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael (born 1927 as Jerry Dean Michael) was briefly an American automobile executive and was a 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 car was never produced, and fled with investor money.[1] She was captured in 1989, and served 18 months on fraud charges.

  1. ^ "Libertarian Ripoff of the Month Dept" (PDF). The Libertarian Forum. May 1975. Retrieved 2009-07-01.