Shame to the Dreier Name
Yesterday, by way of a Google search for “Dreier”, I learned that the Dreier name is now Mudd.
What looks to be a scandal of large proportions, Marc Dreier of the law firm of Dreier, LLP is being “accused of stealing” as the New York Times puts it. The Wall Street Journal reports that he faces charges of “$100 million fraud against various hedge funds”.
What a mess.
Prior to this, the Dreier name was popularized (while be it limited) by California Congressman David Dreier.
I can only speculate as to any blood relation to either of these Dreiers. Being that our name has gone through some changes from being spelled at Dreyer, I would assume that there is some link … maybe back to Hannover Germany.
The recent events of Marc Dreier remind me of when I was paying for gas with an out of town check in a community where the Dreier name has a positive connotation. The clerk looked at the check and said something like “oh, you’re a ‘Dreier’ … I don’t need any other information.”
At least the Dreier name is a good thing in that little community in the middle of Kansas.
- Kyle