Unless you are a beltway or media person, you may have never heard of Risa Heller, the eponymous PR firm that specializes in running cover for bad people (and Verkada, which is how I interacted with them).
This week, their firm is in the news supporting newly arrested SBF, e.g.:
A year ago, when Verkada hired Risa Heller, I put together a list of the various clients of just one of her staff members:
- The Sackler Family amidst mass opiod deaths
- How an early retirement plan for nurses fell apart
- CEO had ties to white supremacist group as a teen
- Chef Mario Batali being investigated over sexual assault accusations
- Ponzi indictment raises questions of GPB Capital’s ties to downtown Clearwater
I find it hard to imagine that anyone would want to run a business doing public relations for these types of people. It's like they decided to dedicate their time to helping those who have been bullied, but then said, "Well actually, we get paid more to support the bullies."
Last year, a White House aide threatened to "destroy" a reporter. Where he did work next? Risa Heller, of course. How did I know? One day, he was just cc:ed on messages to us about Verkada's latest issue.