Last week we lamented the fact that it’s been difficult for former Madoff employees to find new jobs, in the wake of their boss admitting his business was a Ponzi scheme. Our heart bled for two in particular: Mark and Andy Madoff. They’ve really had a rough go of it. So far all they’ve encountered are No’s and Mark has cried during interviews. There were rumors that Andy was considering starting “a firm involved in disaster recovery” but we figured he’d sooner take up with the fish, never to be heard from again. Turns out, maybe not! Supposedly Andy and his girlfriend, Catherine Hooper, have started Black Umbrella, a company that “builds practical, efficient disaster plans for individuals, couples and families,” in the event of a disaster, be it natural or of the financial variety. Sign up today!
In The Event Of An Emergency, Let Andy Madoff Lovingly Wrap Your Knick Knacks In Bubble Paper
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blow me.
-berns
are they hiring?
“Hooper drives the boat, Chief.”
So basically this is just a company where they get paid to tell former clients where his daddy hid the money?
Hires #3 & 4: Jimmy C and Dick F
Hey Anal_yst, what is your take on the Enron Scandal?
OMG, is there another Enron scandal? right as the market is recovering???
Something smells fishy…this whole situation is mad, off with them.
“Our founder developed Black Umbrella’s pre-paredness methodology as a personal response to the attacks of 9/11 and the horror of Hurricane Katrina”
That is one anonymous website with no names of any kind anywhere.
I’d wager that in this environment, their business will flounder.
So now the Madoff’s can create hurricane disasters? Fuckers.
It’s usually a mistake to set sail on a new career with a loved one. They’ll be carping at each other in no time.
I predict the get arrested for creating the disasters they are getting paid to prevent
I predict they get arrested for creating the disasters they are getting paid to prevent
The key to their success will be successfully reeling in that first big client. You never know who that will be, you have to react to every nibble.
Another lure for new hires will be their company’s health care plan. I hear that they’re going to keep a sturgeon on call.
HE IS SO PUNCHABLE!
@16/BBF,
They will trout their past experience with handling family disasters.
I understand Hooper is in charge of Scales and Marketing. From that perch, she can cast her net widely.
Still sounds like a crappie place to earn a living. A person with good schooling might wind up getting speared.
her box smells like trout
That business is going to flounder.
There’s a sucker(fish) born every minute who’ll fall for this hook, line and sinker.
There’s a lot of money in that banana stand.
Any business whose porpoise is to pick up the pisces after a disaster is a margin kriller.
Delaware Business entity shows a Black Umbrella LLC registering on 6/2/09
The website was updated/registered through a private proxy on 6/30/09.
Name had pre-existed, so likely had to buy the domain name.
Catherine Hooper
catherine@blackumbrella.com
Dear Pan,
You’ve just taken an important first step in preparing for the unexpected. One of our specialists will be contacting you shortly.
Thank you,
Black Umbrella
590 Madison Avenue 21st Floor
New York, NY 10022
phone: (212) 288-6240
@26
Thanks.
This is fucking hilarious! Can I copy everything from the
http://www.ready.gov/
website and sell that as “disaster preparedness”???
Hmm, a Madoff in the disaster preparedness biz? Must be front-running on a tip on a terror attack
The whole thing smells fishy..yuk yuk..What moron constructs a website promoting a “security” related service, but fails to provide the credentials of its ‘principals’?
Sure–its a great idea to offer services that might be useful when the street riots commence–especially the riots that are sure to be led by Madoff victims that get fed up with being put off by SIPC re: their refusal to pay legitimate claims.
hysterical story! almost as funny as the commentary at Bernie’s Blog (www.bernard-madoff-scam.blogspot.com)
Beware! Pass the word, Beware. I took a look at that website. What a joke. I’ve seen better information and design from kids in junior high school! But there might be money to be made here. This time let’s bilk the poor and flooded-out and the government (FEMA)too!
[...] name branded to her ass and is therefore stuck with him and his family, says no. As you may recall, back in December we reported that Hooper and her main man had hilariously started a business called Black Umbrella, a company [...]