Joseph A. Cafasso
| Joseph Anthony Cafasso, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 2, 1956 Carteret, New Jersey |
| Occupation | former consultant |
Joseph Anthony Cafasso, Jr. (born August 2, 1956) is a former Fox News consultant on military and counterterrorism issues who left the network after allegations surfaced that he misrepresented his military record.
Born in 1956, Cafasso was raised in Carteret, New Jersey by parents, chemist Joseph A. Cafasso, Sr. and Giovanna "Jenny" Cafasso (née Mosca). He has four sisters and one brother. Cafasso graduated from Carteret High School before enlisting in the Army in 1976.
In the late 1990s, Cafasso became involved with events following the crash of TWA Flight 800 through his association with the Associated Retired Aviation Professionals, an organization that claimed to be conducting its own independent investigation into the cause of the crash. In November of that year, shortly after Cafasso appeared with William Donaldson at a conference sponsored by Reed Irvine's think tank, Accuracy in Media, he published an article about the investigation under the byline "legislative director" of the ARAP. Some time thereafter, members of the group began questioning Cafasso's military background and according to Donaldson, Cafasso would not produce his official record when requested to do so. As a result, Donaldson disassociated his organization from Cafasso.
Previous to his employment with Fox News, Cafasso had worked for the Pat Buchanan 2000 presidential campaign, fundraising and running petition drives. Official campaign finance records show that Cafasso was being reimbursed by the Buchanan campaign committee for travel and other expenses.
He also became involved with a humanitarian organization led by Serbian-American activist David Vuich that was seeking to help people in Yugoslavia in the aftermath of the 1999 NATO bombing campaign.
Cafasso had claimed to have been a retired lieutenant colonel in the Special Forces, a veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star, and a participant in Operation Eagle Claw. However, his official military record indicated that he served only 44 days in the U.S. Army from May to June 1976, being administratively separated from the service.
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