I previously speculated in this space that Greenwich’s Marc Fisher, son of Nine West founder Jerome Fisher and shoe peddler in his own right, might have followed his father’s investment advice and sunk his own money in with bernie Madoff to keep Jerome’s lost $150 million company. Jerome, it was reported, had angry words with a Madoff reporter in Palm Beach a few days after la scandal first erupted so maybe Marc was ticked too?
According to this account in Guest of a Guest .com, it was Marc, not Jerome, who went after a Madoff flunky, and the attack occured at the previously reported Round Hill Country Club. The swindler he went after was none other than our own Walter Noel. Now that’s more like it! Fight! Fight! As a Greenwich story, this one’s getting better and better every day.
Update:The same blog article concludes that it’s been a rough year for the Fisher clan and notes that Marc is an investor with Greenwich builder Mark Mariani. “If they have any unsold properties,” Guest of a Guest speculates, “it could further his financial losses.” I think he means worsen Fisher’s financial losses, but never mind: let’s see, do we know of any unsold Mariani spec houses? Beyond the three discussed before in this blog, on Dairy, Sabine Farm and Grahampton? That trio once comprised $35 million in unsold masonry – their respective asking prices are down now to a collective $29 million but (a) they haven’t sold and still lower prices may be in their future and (b) maybe there are more projects still hiding in the shrubbery. Anyone know?
I’m skeptical of that report, Chris. The Fishers are distinctly NOKD (not our kind, dear) among the Round Hill set. If it was Belle Haven or Stanwich, I could see it, but a garmento at Round Hill? Not even if he was second generation, unless he was someone’s guest.
As a brief digression, Ned Lamont’s long-time Round Hill membership was one of the credentials which made his run as a liberal (errr, progressive) so laughable. I’ll never forget a picture of Lamont standing at a podium flanked by Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. If they only knew.