Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter aka Carl Rockefeller

Carl Rockefeller may have been captured after having "kidnapped" his own little girl, but the story behind the face is what is intriguing.

Joe Cafasso may have attempted to rub elbows with the rich and famous in much the same way as Gerhartsreiter, but at least his aliases were in keeping with his italian heritage.

Gerhartsreiter, by contrast, pretended to be a distant relative of the Rockefeller family. He married under that pretense, and divorced when his wife began to suspect that his story was not true.

Love is blind, so they say. And Cafasso knows that to be true, as he's infamous for proposing marriage to unsuspecting spinsters while he lays designs on their nest eggs.

Gerhartsreiter had been a 'stay-at-home dad', living in his wife's $2 million brownstone. Not a bad job if you can get it!

But that is just the tip of the iceberg; because after he left Germany, and had gone to school just long enough to get some level of English proficiency, he found his way to the US and found ways to take advantage of people.

Steve Savio, 39, said his mother answered a classified ad in the Journal-Register newspaper from a teen calling himself a German exchange student. He recalled Gerhartsreiter, who slept on their couch before moving into their basement, as a high-maintenance house guest.

“He was mad at us because we made him do his own laundry,” Savio said. “He was expecting to be served.”

He is wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a California couple, Sohus. He was apparently staying in their guest house under another alias, Christopher Chichester. As it turns out, Chichester was one of many aliases Gerhartsreiter used in his 30-year odyssey.

In 1979, Gerhartsreiter moved in with the Savios family (in Connecticut) and attended Berlin High School as a foreign exchange student. The family said they knew the "snotty" student as Christian Gerhart Reiter. Gerhartsreiter moved to Wisconsin, where he married 22-year-old Amy Jersild on Feb. 20, 1981.

He disappeared the next day, with his new green card in hand.

This was a telling little tidbit:

Chichester soon after left the Savios' house and moved in with a librarian, who asked not to be named.

"He was a con artist," she said. "He thought he was better than everyone else. But he was not self-assured. He was an insecure young man."

Aren't they all.

Gerhatsreiter resurfaced in California around 1985 - this time as Christopher Chichester, a name he seemed to have borrowed from a high school science teacher. Friends and neighbors in California remember a man who tried to cozy up to the high-society crowd in San Marino but never quite fit in.

"I have a feeling he was looking for somebody to victimize so he could just take the money and run," said Carole Iliff, 69, who said Chichester tried to con her late husband out of $1,200.

Chichester rented the guest house of Jonathan and Linda Sohus in San Marino, Calif. The couple mysteriously vanished that year. Jonathan Sohus' remains were found nine years later buried in his back yard.

When cops came to question Chichester he was nowhere to be found. Gerhartsreiter's lawyer said his client recalls being in California but doesn't remember living with the couple and denies any involvement in their disappearance.

In the late 1980s, at some point, he adopted yet another identity - Christopher Crow - and worked for banks, including Credit Suisse, according to a co-worker who worked with him who wanted to remain anonymous. "This guy clearly is a wacko," the former co-worker told The News.

Gerhartsreiter, 47, then pulled off his biggest con of all, marrying executive Sandra Boss in Nantucket in 1995.

They spent some time in New York, moved into a $2 million townhouse in Boston and had Reigh in 2001. The couple divorced in 2007 and Boss, 41, gained full custody of "Snooks."

Another "Catch me if you can" fellow, only he claims to have amnesia or some such rot.

There are numerous parallels here to our Joseph Anthony Cafasso, the original two-bit conman, aka the Carteret Con Artist, including Gerhartsreiter's owning a boat at the marina. He just had it there so he could talk it up, apparently - he never took it out. And the story the FBI used in order to draw him out of the sparsely furnished apartment he was staying in with his kidnapped daughter - was that his boat was taking on water.

Unfortunately, Cafasso, who said he had a Clipper Ship at Bannister's Wharf, didn't even have a rowboat there.

What is absolutely fantastic is the french connection. (There seems to be a consistent theme here!) Cafasso claimed to have a home in France, Scott Covington claims to be jewish and french (what a joke!), and Jonathan and Lynda Sohus supposedly sent a postcard from France after they disappeared.

wake me up, I'm in a parallel dimension

So much is similar to Cafasso that at times I'm inclined to believe that this Scott Covington fellow is a descendant or is somehow being mentored by Cafasso. The methods they are using to go after Sinclair are so similar that it looks like history is repeating itself.

There are a series of fairly well-documented posts on the internet about Covington's information, which IS public.  It is public because HE put it out there.  Most business people WANT to have their information easy to find, but Covington, like Cafasso, is the exception to that rule - because he has been found out and there are a number of unhappy customers.

So says the better business bureau.

The address and phone information on the Piano Store - including a map- listing Covington as owner or president, comes up very easily in a simple google search for "the piano store houston texas".  Or "the piano store houston texas scott covington". Seriously, don't take my word for it, investigate it for yourself. Test the theory!

Underneath that information (the map, the address, and phone number), you'll find the web address for said Piano Store, with the same information there.

Scott Covington is listed in the white pages under the business name of "the Piano Store" and under the Scott Covington name in Houston, Texas.

See

YWN, 10-31, Tracking Cafasso, the Way I Like It, You Can Bite Me

Each one of them has the links to back up what I've said here; it's quite a bit of research all together.  Thank you.

Cafasso and France

I'll have to go through my archives, because there is a considerable body of information here - but it was just brought to my attention that Cafasso has claimed in the past to have another home in FRANCE.

We have been on a long quest to find this abuser of women; the man who skips out on his child support payments and has pretended to be a Lt. Col. when he was actually thrown out of the army, like Jesse MacBeth, after only 44 days of service as being 'insuitable'.  

Remember, too, that this man is so desperate for attention he has announced in front of groups of people that he killed a child when he was in Vietnam...only he was never in Vietnam.

Habitual pathological liars tend to find a) people like them, or b) people as prey.

It would seem to me - if this unholy alliance is in fact real, that Covington the felony larcenist and scammer, has teamed up with Cafasso the experienced con artist.

That's the theory we've come up with....but we'll have to watch and learn to see if Covington and the others over at the Mitch and Nan Show have been taken in by a guy who has many email addresses under numerous names and has even been known to tip himself off as another person and forward the emails he's sent to himself as evidence of complete fantasies he's cooked up in Jersey.

Cramer was bamboozled by the guy; and many others have been.  So why not the Obama camp?  He would fit right in.

con artists banding together?

The Mitch and Nan Show used information from Stuporpatriots that had been taken down by blogger-but reappeared on a blog post at Stuporpatriots about Pelton's ridiculous book, "License to Kill"-- in order to intimidate Cao of Cao's blog.

Cafasso would rather beat women than fight like a man.  Judging from the phone call that Covington made to Larry Sinclair's mother in an attempt to extort money, it would appear they have a lot in common.

We've seen this before.  It's the same approach that was taken in the past, and it's interesting that Cafasso is so intent on recycling that information.  He may be laughing about the stupidity of the world with his disappearing act, but he's leaving a trail, nevertheless.

We've seen the same presentation on the posts, too.

The Mitch and Nan Show reminds us of Stuporpatriots for a number of reasons.

Take a look at these comparisons, from 10-31 and YWN.

The truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction, and in Cafasso's story, I wouldn't be surprised at all if he's somehow managed to have his way with these people - even using another alias.

speaking of con artists....Scott Covington fits the profile

Since Scott Covington of Houston, Texas stole some information on Cao from Stuporpatriots, it seemed fitting to put a little information on Covington here.

Covington fits the profile of someone who wants to follow in Cafasso's footsteps; he apparently reads stuporpatriots, or is in contact with Cafasso himself.

Either way, it's interesting that Covington is reportedly pretending to be a frenchman at the Mitch and Nan Show, calling himself "Mitch". Yet, as some have indicated, his IP address has been showing up as a Houston IP address when he leaves comments on blogs - until someone tipped him off how to cloak it and make it appear as though he's posting from Amsterdam.

The Mitch and Nan Show seems to be devoted to attacking one Larry Sinclair in a similar manner to which Cafasso attacked Jack Idema and his supporters. Sinclair came out with a youtube video about Barack Obama in the early part of this year.

They have been posting about Sinclair's criminal record as reason not to believe Sinclair's allegations, and attacked Sinclair's mother, and posted personal information about as many people as they could find, which is also a Cafasso trademark. In fact, information on Cao from that infamous autotrack from December 17, 2005 still exists at Stuporpatriots, only on a post talking about reviews from Pelton's book, "License to Kill".

There seems to be some overlap here.

Covington's houston Cingular number is 832-331-5624, and is verified as belonging to Covington, although it was supposedly Mitch's number.

As slick as people like this seem to think they are, their past cannot elude them.

Covington has a past history of Larceny in Texas and passing bad checks in Missouri.

Is Cafasso still masquerading as Gerry Blackwood?

What is Linked in and what is PIPL? Who would link these two websites in reference to Joe Cafasso? Immediately thoughts seem to run to Kathryn Cramer, who seems to have run a big scam in defending herself against the miscreant Cafasso aka Gerry Blackwood...because she was too dumb and blind to notice that what he said didn't match reality. But it's completely fitting because science fiction writers are not living in the same reality as the rest of us.

Welcome to the Deep Web

There are various reasons why you might need to search for people, you may need to find a lost relative, an old flame, a classmate or a business contact - but if you are using a search engine such as Google or Yahoo to search for people, you have probably realized by now that it might work in some cases but in most cases it won't. How come the best search engines fail so miserably when it comes to people search? The answer lies in a little known but very important part of the web called "the deep web". Also known as "invisible web", the term "deep web" refers to a vast repository of underlying content, such as documents in online databases that general-purpose web crawlers cannot reach. The deep web content is estimated at 500 times that of the surface web, yet has remained mostly untapped due to the limitations of traditional search engines. Since most personal profiles, public records and other people-related documents are stored in databases and not on static web pages, most of the higher-quality information about people is simply "invisible" to a regular search engine. We know that Kathryn Cramer has accounts on Flickr and Amazon.com...and Samuel Eddy Reames, the former infamous Flogging the Simian- is on Reunion.com, who knows about the rest?

Notice how she's referring below and links to the Wikipedia profile that she wrote about herself.

Kathryn Cramer

female, 45 years old, Pleasantville, NY, United States
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It's almost too hilarious to go on, isn't it.? "Literary critic", lol

News

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Interesting. She sure has a big opinion of herself.

The best part is she's a 'world fantasy winner'...LOL

It appears as though she has a profile on quite a few of the "partners" that PIPL shows there. Coincidence? We can't be sure. But she's leveraging all kinds of ways - ways we didn't even know existed - to pimp herself around the net.

What exactly would her motive have been to put that up at PIPL on Blackwood/Cafasso?

Joe Cafasso and Pat Buchanan

Pat Buchanan's recent racist screed in the form of his book, "Day of Rubbish Reckoning" is reflective of Joe Cafasso's ideology, because he worked on Buchanan's 2000 presidential election campaign. Birds of a feather flock together, I always say.

Let's review -traversing the mind of a nutbag:

Cafasso claimed to be numerous things that he wasn't and was thoroughly exposed in the New York Times as a fraud, and a huckster.

Add Kathryn Cramer to the mix some time later; when he was masquerading as Gerry Blackwood in the hallowed halls of Academe at Columbia University, using her MAC laptop. Add to that, the question of $20 grand that Cramer claims Cafasso bilked her out of.

Add to that the questionable behavior with the Presbyterian ministries both in Lombard, Illinois and in Mississippi.

Add to that, the totally fabricated resume, looking for work.

And this resume when he was pretending to be Lt. Col. Gerry Blackwood, a man who doesn't exist.

All in all, it's not a favorable overall picture we're seeing of the infamous con artist, who has been jailed in the past for nonpayment of child support.

Cafasso has laid claim to all of these--being: a lawyer, a marine specialist, a harbor master, a surveyor, an architect, a White House staff member, a Lieutenant Colonel in Delta Force, a Colonel in CENTCOM, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a biological weapons specialist, a master of martial arts, chief of humanitarian operations around the globe, a specialist in nuclear fission and weapons, a consultant to the United States Senate and Congress, television editor and producer, a pilot, "legistlative director" of the Associated Retired Aviation Professionals, an expert on flight 800, and probably numerous other vocations he's pulled out of his a$$.

Who's the bigger conman?

It's Joe Cafasso!

Read it and weep, Joe

"Drop dead, Jack!" You first, Joe. You were the one who was 'dying', complaining to anyone who would listen that you had 'medical problems'...

Read it and weep, Joe. You crawl out of the woodwork because you now have renewed confidence that nothing will happen to you because Idema is in a 'self imposed exile'. How courageous of you to go into your own self-imposed exile and complain you were dying while you thought he might appear in the U.S. to personally thank you for all your contributions to his successes.

You used the fact that Idema was in prison as your exoneration, that what was said about you was based on the words of a conman. You pointed to the fact that Idema was in prison as the sole reason that Rutenberg's article was false. This is a weak yet droll defense. The people who caught onto you at Fox and other places are numerous. You went on to Wikipedia and twisted the words around about what really happened at Fox: they invited you to come back if you could prove your claims were true. But you never went back, did you?


In the poll here, Joe Cafasso beat Jack Idema hands down as the bigger con artist. This is an old grab, the numbers in our poll now are 99% to 0. In the poll at Joe's website, the results were climbing over 90% in favor of Joe's being the bigger conman, but Joe took it off of his website and now his entire sidebar is missing. Joe must have been unhappy with those results!

Cafasso has a little coding problem...maybe he can ask his girlfriend Kathryn Cramer to help him with that. That is, if she's still speaking to him after he bilked her out of $20 grand and stole her MAC laptop.

We took pleasure in recreating the poll exactly as Joe had it done, complete with the mis-spelling of "foce" instead of "force". It's the way he pronounces it with his New England accent, and with little education and a problem with the use of contractions, he probably spells things out phonetically.

How he can pass himself off in the halls of academe with these ridiculous claims of awards and military heroism and accomplishment when he can't spell a simple word is beyond the realm of comprehension. I understand he moved to the hallowed halls of Northwestern University at one point. If true, no doubt, they, too welcomed him like the elitists at Columbia University did. What a disappointment that has proven to be in the search for intelligent life on American campuses today! People who can be that easily bamboozled are not protected from the con games of a man such is this. But he has found a modus operendi that works. He works the fertile fields of academia where people have marginalized themselves and are therefore so much more vulnerable to his scheming, lies, tales of heroism, and military background, which are mostly- nonexistent.

Joe still missses apostrophes, repeating very simple mistakes which have become a recognizable signature in his writing. Posing online under different pseudonyms, his signature glares at the reader. So the little ruse has become very transparent to those of us who have been following it. Which is probably at least a part of the reason why he disappeared. Joe Cafasso is an old pathetic man, with no accomplishments. And no claim to fame but hatred, vitriole, and a passion for ruining peoples' lives. Not to mention credit card fraud and claiming military medals... Popping up where there is government humanitarian aid, Joe depicts himself the hero, ready to cash in!! And this is why we need to know when and where the money changes hands. Although to our knowledge he doesn't have a car, he does have some expenses, like his tobacco habit. The money has to come from somewhere! Could it be Presbyterian ministers play for his train tickets now, instead of his poor mother, God rest her soul?

Joe garnered a whopping 99% of the votes over Jack Idema here as the greatest con artist....hence, the name of this blog.

Whereas at his own blog, Joe had the lead with over 90% of the vote on his own website! But what do you expect? That is where he spent his hours poring through things in order to twist them to trash Idema while he was in prison. That is where he spent long hours online in chatrooms, pointing people to it, attempting to drive traffic to it. What a pathetic blowhard.

Now that Idema has left Afghanistan, we haven't heard a peep out of the little whining windbag of a coward. Which brings to bear more questions, undoubtedly. If Joe is such a valid 'member of the press' or 'journalist' yet disappears when he's found out, this is an even louder proclamation of fraud. Claiming medical issues as the reason for his hasty departures, or that he is in need of an operation, or some such pathetic loser rot, then disappearing from the scene, leaves the people in his wake, doubly angry. He then picks up somewhere else with the same cons.

Cafasso showed up long enough online to change the background of his blog to make certain that people know he's still running about. The Carteret Con Artist blog was a hat tip to his previous design. His changing the background of his blog reveals that he doesn't appreciate the age-old sentiment that 'imitation is the highest form of flattery'.

Yes, Joe, we know you're still there. Yes, we know you were afraid and crying to whoever would listen that the FBI told you to 'lay low'. I surmise you don't have to do that anymore, considering you think Jack isn't there in the U.S.

You look like hell. Lost a significant amount of weight, too. It's no wonder, when your paranoia ran your life for so long. You claimed you were dying, like Ed Artis did, after you heard Idema was released. No doubt you were making appeals for cash with that fraudulent sob story.

When did the money change hands? Or more succinctly, when did the promise of the money you thought you were supposed to get disappear? Enquiring minds want to know!

It's fitting that so many women were behind this, Joe, considering what you've done to them.

The background of Joe's blog has changed, but his name, his game, his ruse, his cons are still the same. He found a success formula, and it works long enough for him to accomplish his goals. But now there are some people interested in Joe getting some jail time.

And we all pray that day comes soon. Sleep well, my friend. The days are growing short.

the gatekeeper and the keymaster

Of note: According to this site's meter readings, this common blog, this nondescript little island in the wasteland of Cafasso driven lies, has the attention of and has been visited by

gatekeeper.bop.gov

bop.govs leads to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Web Site

We can only just imagine what would compel the Federal Bureau of Prisons to spend a full 20 minutes here, poking around at the various posts regarding our boy.

In the meantime, speculation on this is merely bringing grins to the faces of many.

Ever been to a soup kitchen?

Joe Cafasso has. He brags about going down to the soup kitchen, and we'd bet that the real reason he goes there is to pinch a free meal, while his lofty friends think 'oh what a fine man he is, volunteering at the soup kitchen!'

Just like the story about killing that kid in Vietnam, and that's why he does humanitarian work now, it's all for show.

How to spot a con artist II

Provide by the American Associtation of Retired Persons
Washington, D.C.

How to Spot a Con Artist

Paraphrased and edited to accommodate the unique personality of the Carteret Con Artist, our one and only Joe Cafasso.

The clever con artist is a good actor who disarms his victims with an affable 'nice guy' approach. Most people who have met Cafasso say that is how he comes across to begin with, it is only later on, when people have caught onto his game, that he becomes a nasty vicious and physically violent psycho.

Behind his initially friendly exterior, Cafasso is a shrewd psychologist who isolates potential victims and breaks down their resistance to his proposals. Each conquest is a part of a game in which he must 'best' his fellow man or in a lot of cases, woman. Cafasso, like the typical con artist, is amoral, with an excellent sense of timing. He believes that his victims deserve their fate. If caught, he'll probably strike again later. Con artists are seldom rehabilitated.

The Victim

Anyone can be a victim-even a person who considers himself too intelligent or sophisticated to be 'conned'. During the 1920's, "Yellow Kid" Weil routinely swindled bankers, saying 'That's where the money is." Many victims share certain characteristics. Often but not always, they are older, female, and live alone. Cafasso has succeeded in illustrating that point, time and again. They are trusting of others - even strangers - and may need or desire supplemental income. This explains how he ingratiates himself to married women, and promises them work, when he hasn't had a job himself for a very long time. Unless you include his 'humanitarian efforts', which seem to be disguise for something else.

Loneliness, willingness to help, and a sense of charity are characteristics a con artist will exploit to gain a victim's cooperation.

The con artist ultimately will exploit his victim's assets - including life insurance benefits, pensions or annuities, 'nest eggs', home equity, or other tangible property. And he'll usually obtain the willing cooperation of his victim to complete his scheme.

Key Words
A con artist is difficult to detect by looks alone. But you can often spot him by his words or expressions, including:

CASH ONLY

Why is cash necessary for a proposed transaction? Why not a check?

SECRET PLANS

Why are you being asked not to tell anyone?

GET RICH QUICK

Any scheme should be carefully investigated.

SOMETHING FOR NOTHING

A 'retired' swindler once said that any time you are promised something for nothing, you usually get nothing.

CONTESTS

Make sure they aren't a 'come-on' to draw you into a money-losing scheme.

HASTE

Be wary of any pressure that you must act immediately or lose out.

TODAY ONLY

If something is worthwhile today, it's likely to be available tomorrow.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Such a scheme is probably not good or true.

LAST CHANCE

If it's a chance worth taking, why is it offered on such short notice?

LEFT-OVER MATERIAL

Left-over materials might also be stolen or defective.

Schemes

The list of fraudulent schemes is endless, but some of the more common con games involve:
HOME IMPROVEMENT

• home repair/improvement
• city inspector
• termites/pests

BANK RELATED

• bank examiner
• pigeon drop

INVESTMENT

• franchise/vending
• land frauds
• inventions
• security investments
• work-at-home

POSTAL FRAUDS

• chain letters
• magazine subscriptions
• unordered merchandise
• correspondence courses

OTHERS

• bait and switch
• charity rackets
• computer dating
• debt consolidation
• contracts
• dance lessons
• freezer plans
• psychic fraud/fortune tellers
• health clubs
• job placement
• lonely hearts
• medical quackery
• missing heirs
• referral sales
• talent scouts
• pyramid schemes
• fake officials

Some Rules

• Always investigate before investing money or signing a contract.

• Be suspicious about extraordinary promises of high or unusual monetary returns, or a 'bargain' no one else can match.
• Don't discuss your personal finances or give cash to strangers.
• Don't be too embarrassed to report that you've been victimized or swindled.
• Testify in court, if asked, to help stop this kind of crime.

The Con Game

Most successful con games are old schemes updated for today's circumstances. The old 'salting the gold mine' scheme is still being practiced, for example, but today's 'salting' occurs in living rooms, not abandoned mines.

In the old ruse, you may remember, unscrupulous mine owners would place a few gold nuggets in exhausted mines so they could sell them for inflated profits. In one recent scheme a con artist bought six color television sets at the regular price from a retail store, then sold them, still in their cartons, to six prominent local persons for one-fifth of their original price. Later, he hired several high school students as telephone solicitors to sell 'carloads' of TV sets purchased new from a bankrupt retail chain. When potential customers balked, the con artist used as references the original six customers who had been 'salted.' Before the police were alerted, he collected almost $60,000.

The old 'bank examiner' scheme is still around and working well, particularly among older widows. The con artist, posing as a bank examiner, asks the victim to help him test the honesty of bank employees by withdrawing substantial funds. When the funds are handed over to the con artist for 'examination,' he issues the victim an official-looking but worthless 'receipt' and disappears.

Postal authorities warn citizens to be alert for mail order swindles such as phony work-at-home schemes which require cash deposits or payments. Among all arenas for swindle activity, these are probably the most active and productive for the con artist.

Joe Cafasso will file complaints with the USPIS, because the postal service is one of the agencies who will listen to him. What names he uses in order to file these complaints are unknown to us at this time.

How to spot a con artist

I thought it would be appropros to link to the Secretary of State website of Georgia and warn people about how to spot a con artist. The Secretary of State website is warning people about investments but if they're visiting here, they must have an interest in the incredible adventures of our man, Joe Cafasso aka a million aliases we can't even keep track of. So I've paraphrased some of the tips given there.

Rule Number 1: Con Artists Do Not Like To Be Found

Con artists know that being themselves hurts business. Effective con artists must disguise their true motives. Whether your first contact with the con artist is through an unsolicited email or telephone call or a stranger ringing your doorbell, the con artist takes great pains to look, sound and speak like you or me. Often, con artists like to blend in with others in your group whether that group is political, community (such as the local senior center), religious or other. They quickly get to know a lot of people in the group so they can count on this common bond to spread the word about their questionable investments and reel in unsuspecting investors and/or victims for whatever schemes they're cooking up.

Rule Number 2: Con Artists Dress For Success

Even though con artists would like you to believe that they are "just plain folk," they are smart enough to realize that this alone will not sway you to part with your money or heart. They work very hard to come across as smooth, professional and successful. They might even talk about having a clipper ship at Bannister's wharf! Con artists may dress like they are wealthy and make it appear as though they work out of impressive looking offices or Universities. If your only contact is by email, it may bear a prestigious sounding address. Often, this is nothing more than a email like hotmail. So be careful when Cafasso uses a capital police email address that's at hotmail! Use your brains! Your best bet is to look behind the surface and do some serious investigating before you befriend this individual, and particularly if he's asking you to part with any money.

Rule Number 3: Con Artists Often Appeal to the Dreamer

Never give someone control over your purse strings or credit cards, even if he says the FBI is going to pick up the tab.

Con artists appeal to the dreamer in you. Many people secretly believe that Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches story can become a reality for them -- if only they get the right break. Con artists will only sabotage your dreams. They promise you the chance of a lifetime without giving you any meaningful written information, will promise you the moon and the stars, only to disappear with your valuables in a short period of time in a puff of smoke.

Rule Number 4: Con Artists Bring Out The Worst In You

Skilled con artists can bring out your worst traits, particularly greed, fear, and insecurity. Fear comes into play when the con artist warns you that you're "rocking the boat." The worst possible line you can fall for is 'trust me'. Con artists try to make you feel inadequate if you don’t believe them. In addition, con artists know how to make you believe that if you lack confidence in them, this is a personal slight to their abilities. If you find yourself making any decisions based only on your emotions, watch out!

Rule Number 5: Con Artists Are Fair Weather Friends

Before you get to know them, con artists are very friendly and can be very charming. They take a personal interest in you out of the blue. They call back when they promised they would. Each time, they tell you even more good things, which could be completely made up. You may feel you’re being pressured. You are. Face it. Despite his or her kind words, the con artist will do anything in his or her power to make a sale. Too often, contact with the con artist dwindles and then stops altogether, once he's squeezed what he wants from you. If you cannot get answers to your questions, this may signal danger. Always be careful. Always ask questions and expect straight forward answers.

Rule Number 6: For Every Silver Lining, There Is A Cloud

And that is true with the world of Joe Cafasso; no matter what alias he is using at the moment. Be careful of a guy with an eyepatch, an Indiana Jones hat, a cane, or any combination. Be careful of a guy who complains about physical ailments and needing an operation; that might be the signal that he's about to split on you. And most of all, don't fall for the line that he's dying, because all he's really dying for is his next mark!

the stalking and harrassment continues

Notice the picture in the upper lefthand corner. This picture was photoshopped and was sent to Cao over the Christmas holiday from Joe's email address, wishing her a Merry Talibanmas or something like that. Getting no answer, he threw a tantrum and put this up at Joe Cafasso's Stuporpatriots blog in January.


Apparently upset that he STILL didn't get the desired response, the next phase of his stalking of her seems to be this:


The newest development is the discovery of more of what appears to be Cafasso's handiwork. Click to enlarge the image above that was found at technorati. What he's referencing is a blog of his own creation, which he has since deleted. It is an imitation blog made of 'your worst nightmare' including someone's personal information, and the allegation that there is a criminal record. It is also among the pictures rotating in the sidebar where Cafasso has stolen Lynn Thomas' identity. This is what is called identity fraud.

The offending imitation blog is no longer there. The imitation blog was your-worst-nightmare, and the real blog is yourworst-nightmare. The authors of all the Cafasso blogs are not all known to this writer, unfortunately. We are a 'blog swarm', and a few of us communicate with Cao (me and 10-31, and I think 10-31 is in touch with a few others), but aside from that, we're not organized in any real sort of a way except that we share one interest: in seeing justice served on Joe Cafasso where the instances of harrassment and theft, credit card fraud, child support delinquency, stolen property and numerous other crimes need to be answered for.

It is interesting that he is attempting to tie Cao in with a number of people who are trying to expose him, perhaps even accusing the other bloggers of being Cao herself. Doesn't he recognize all the the people he has left devastated in his destructive wake who are interested in seeing justice served???? He just left Mississippi, how many did he leave behind there? How many did he leave behind in New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island? How many did he leave behind in Louisiana?

Now we have that completely false and defamatory information up at technorati, private information that he obtained through an autotrack report, and another example of the abuse of Locateplus's autotrack report. Once again he has used that information and put it out there for public consumption, although the imitation blog is gone.

This blog was in response to Cafasso's claims

This blog, [Carteret Con Artist] was created in October of 2006 in direct response to the lies, hysteria and hyperbole of Stuporpatriots, which was put up as far as we can tell, in March of 2005.

For over a year the lies at that blog went unanswered, and for too long Joe Cafasso has been allowed to run loose, leaving destruction in his wake. Cafasso's campaign of deception goes far beyond his obsesssed campaign against Jack Idema.

This is why Cafasso should be investigated:

• His claims of military prowess, medals, etc.
• His stalking and harassment of women
• His physical assaults against women
• His attempts at getting his hands on federal grant money of Christian ministries
• His flashing a Vatican passport
• His claims that he is associated with Knightsbridge International
• His claims that he has committed war crimes
• His claims that he has a top secret white house clearance
• His use of numerous aliases
• Credit card fraud
  
• His theft of personal property and killing a dog
  

And those are just off the top of my head.

here is the answer

See Cafasso's blog as proof that he has done what he can to stalk Idema. He published Joe Cafasso's letter to Jack Idema at that blog, claiming responsibility for Jack Idema's imprisonment in Afghanistan:

Monday, July 24, 2006
A Personal Letter to Jack Idema….
DISCOURAGED FORWARD! Junior Cape Crusaders Worldwide and our trusty side-kick Psychotic and Homicidal Lynn Thomas of COWS BLOC!

Well Junior Cape Crusaders looks like our hero boy and his trash mouth girl friend are at it again. So we asked someone dear to Jackbo to write him a personal letter….

A Personal Letter to Jack Idema….

Hi Jack! Enjoying prison? You are getting everything you deserve plus some. Let it be known that it was never Ed Artis nor Bob Morris who had you hunted down and arrested but just little old me. And if there is anything else I can do to make sure you serve out your prison term I will. We both come from the same cut Jack, except what I was doing was not for fame and glory unlike you.

As far as I am concerned you need an extension ladder to crawl out of the gutter. I know for a fact you are as about as phoney as they come. You see Jack I have perosnal letters from the so-called Generals you worked with basically saying you were full of it and were never an advisor to the Northern Front. The evidence against you is just overwhelming. Please send a Carabolla TV crew to me so I can have all of this documented. Talk about Edward Carabolla and Ted Kavanagh… You just love to use people Jack especially those in there 70’s and 80’s. Just like you used Robin Moore. How do you sleep nights?

Yes Jack I know it was Ted Kavanagh who hired John Tiffany. I know it was Ted Kavanagh who got Peter Bergen to lower his standards and write about you. Please have Peter Bergen contact me I would just love to sit down with him and show him what I got! You have to wonder why CNN, CBS, MSNBC and the rest of the Networks will have nothing to do with you? They know the truth! How many reporters can you threaten Jack? How many people can you defame?

Those of us who know the truth on how you scammed the US Embassy in Tashkent know the real Jack Idema. You have caused many people harm in the past and now your getting yours in return. So what do you and Ms. Thomas do since you can’t show any evidence? Defame others. Nice try Jack! But you are too well known for this tactic. Please come home soon I am waiting for the day you return so I can drag you into court and prove once and for all just how much your full of it.

As far as Ms. Thomas here is concerned it was also me who wrote to and called Allstate Insurance having you banned from using Allstate Computers to defame others. Yes Ms. Thomas I was at Tribeca to see the opening of “Beyond the Call”. A story about real American Hero’s.. Not like you Jack… Not like the dream and lie you live but three guys who shoes you could never fill.

Ms. Thomas. To bad the guy with the eye patch was not me. But I was proudly standing next to him for a while. Believe me it was my honor.. Again Ms. Thomas you speak without knowledge just because you enjoy propelling a lie as in Jack Idema.

So Jack why not just do what everyone has asked? Get a certified letter from the Army Inspector Generals Office shutting me up? Never going to happen Jack…. and I will never shut about about you. That’s because your full of it Jack. And everyone from Robin Moore to the SFA knows it. This is also the reason why you can’t prove anything in Court because if you could you would not be where you are right now. And you would have had standing in the Fox News Lawsuit. A law suit you have repeatedly lost. BTW Jack how much money do you owe some of the other parties? I laugh at you calling everyone else frauds while you are in prison now twice buying the services you now use.

Remember one thing Jack it was me who had that Detain On Sight Order come out and it was me who helped put you away. This was for the many you have hurt in the past.

So Jack while you once again seem to be enjoying the privileges of a Sat Phone to throw the BS around of which you and Mr. Tiffany just love to propel enjoy it while it lasts.

Enjoy Prison that is where you belong and where you will end up back in the States.

See you in Hell Jack!
Joe Cafasso

This letter makes a lot more sense now, in retrospect...investigate Joe Cafasso!

False claims of military service

Joe and the rest of the idiots should take note of what laws Joe Cafasso has violated, including the Stolen Valor Act of 2005.

What follows is a part the Federal False Claims Act, and by all appearances, Joe Cafasso is guilty of having done this, because he was circulating his fake retired Lt. Col. schtick under the ficitious name of Gerry Blackwood, just last year, in 2006. Perhaps it is too late to get him under the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, because he assumed another name and identity in order to do the same thing he did with Fox under his real name, Joe Cafasso.

As a sidenote, it would appear as though his denials and revisions at Wikipedia are solely designed to avoid any legal repurcussions of his fraudulent military claims; but let us not forget that he has attempted to defraud Presbyterian Ministries in Mississippi of their grant money, trying to obtain bank account numbers, after trying to elbow his way in as Director of Development. When he didn't get away with that, he called a number of federal agencies with complaints, trying to appear as a whistleblower, when all he really is -is a two-bit hack con artist who didn't get away with that scam.

But just the fact that he keeps trying to do it means that it must work at least a part of the time. So what we're interested in is when he actually succeeds and is able to line his pocket with stolen funds that were meant for another purpose.

Colonel Cafasso, has claimed to be a highly decorated Delta Force Commando, who has been awarded three Silver Stars for Valor in Combat, Air Medals for Valor, at least one Bronze Star for Valor, and participated in Operation Eagle Claw- the Delta Force rescue attempt of American hostages in Iran.

US Code: TITLE 31 > SUBTITLE III > CHAPTER 37 > SUBCHAPTER III > § 3729. — False claims.

From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 31USC3729]


                     TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE

                 SUBTITLE III--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

                         CHAPTER 37--CLAIMS

     SUBCHAPTER III--CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Sec. 3729. False claims

  (a) Liability for Certain Acts.--Any person who--
      (1) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer
  or employee of the United States Government or a member of the Armed
  Forces of the United States a false or fraudulent claim for payment
  or approval;
      (2) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false
  record or statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or
  approved by the Government;
      (3) conspires to defraud the Government by getting a false or
  fraudulent claim allowed or paid;
      (4) has possession, custody, or control of property or money
  used, or to be used, by the Government and, intending to defraud the
  Government or willfully to conceal the property, delivers, or causes
  to be delivered, less property than the amount for which the person
  receives a certificate or receipt;
      (5) authorized to make or deliver a document certifying receipt
  of property used, or to be used, by the Government and, intending to
  defraud the Government, makes or delivers the receipt without
  completely knowing that the information on the receipt is true;
      (6) knowingly buys, or receives as a pledge of an obligation or
  debt, public property from an officer or employee of the Government,
  or a member of the Armed Forces, who lawfully may not sell or pledge
  the property; or
      (7) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false
  record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to
  pay or transmit money or property to the Government,

is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not
less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000, plus 3 times the amount of
damages which the Government sustains because of the act of that person,
except that if the court finds that--
      (A) the person committing the violation of this subsection
  furnished officials of the United States responsible for
  investigating false claims violations with all information known to
  such person about the violation within 30 days after the date on
  which the defendant first obtained the information;
      (B) such person fully cooperated with any Government
  investigation of such violation; and
      (C) at the time such person furnished the United States with the
  information about the violation, no criminal prosecution, civil
  action, or administrative action had commenced under this title with
  respect to such violation, and the person did not have actual
  knowledge of the existence of an investigation into such violation;

the court may assess not less than 2 times the amount of damages which
the Government sustains because of the act of the person. A person
violating this subsection shall also be liable to the United States
Government for the costs of a civil action brought to recover any such
penalty or damages.
  (b) Knowing and Knowingly Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the terms ``knowing'' and ``knowingly'' mean that a person, with respect
to information--
      (1) has actual knowledge of the information;
      (2) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the
  information; or
      (3) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the
  information,

and no proof of specific intent to defraud is required.
  (c) Claim Defined.--For purposes of this section, ``claim'' includes
any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money
or property which is made to a contractor, grantee, or other recipient
if the United States Government provides any portion of the money or
property which is requested or demanded, or if the Government will
reimburse such contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion
of the money or property which is requested or demanded.
  (d) Exemption From Disclosure.--Any information furnished pursuant
to subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (a) shall be exempt from
disclosure under section 552 of title 5.
  (e) Exclusion.--This section does not apply to claims, records, or
statements made under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(Pub. L. 97-258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 978; Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2,
Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3153; Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 4(f)(1)(O), July 5,
1994, 108 Stat. 1362.)

                                        Historical and Revision Notes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Revised Section                   Source (U.S. Code)                Source (Statutes at Large)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3729.................................  31:231.                         R.S. Sec.  3490.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  In the section, before clause (1), the words ``a member of an armed
force of the United States'' are substituted for ``in the military or
naval forces of the United States, or in the militia called into or
actually employed in the service of the United States'' and ``military
or naval service'' for consistency with title 10. The words ``is
liable'' are substituted for ``shall forfeit and pay'' for consistency.
The words ``civil action'' are substituted for ``suit'' for consistency
in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
The words ``and such forfeiture and damages shall be sued for in the
same suit'' are omitted as unnecessary because of rules 8 and 10 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App. U.S.C.). In clauses (1)-(3),
the words ``false or fraudulent'' are substituted for ``false,
fictitious, or fraudulent'' and ``Fraudulent or fictitious'' to
eliminate unnecessary words and for consistency. In clause (1), the
words ``presents, or causes to be presented'' are substituted for
``shall make or cause to be made, or present or cause to be presented''
for clarity and consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. The
words ``officer or employee of the Government or a member of an armed
force'' are substituted for ``officer in the civil, military, or naval
service of the United States'' for consistency in the revised title and
with other titles of the Code. The words ``upon or against the
Government of the United States, or any department of the United States,
or any department or officer thereof'' are omitted as surplus. In clause
(2), the word ``knowingly'' is substituted for ``knowing the same to
contain any fraudulent or fictitious statement or entry'' to eliminate
unnecessary words. The words ``record or statement'' are substituted for
``bill, receipt, voucher, roll, account, claim, certificate, affidavit,
or deposition'' for consistency in the revised title and with other
titles of the Code. In clause (3), the words ``conspires to'' are
substituted for ``enters into any agreement, combination, or
conspiracy'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ``of the United
States, or any department or officer thereof'' are omitted as surplus.
In clause (4), the words ``charge'', ``or other'', and ``to any other
person having authority to receive the same'' are omitted as surplus. In
clause (5), the words ``document certifying receipt'' are substituted
for ``certificate, voucher, receipt, or other paper certifying the
receipt'' to eliminate unnecessary words. The words ``arms, ammunition,
provisions, clothing, or other'', ``to any other person'', and ``the
truth of'' are omitted as surplus. In clause (6), the words ``arms,
equipments, ammunition, clothes, military stores, or other'' are omitted
as surplus. The words ``member of an armed force'' are substituted for
``soldier, officer, sailor, or other person called into or employed in
the military or naval service'' for consistency with title 10. The words
``such soldier, sailor, officer, or other person'' are omitted as
surplus.

                     References in Text

  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in subsec. (e), is
classified generally to Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.


                             Amendments

  1994--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-272 substituted ``1986'' for
``1954''.
  1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(1), designated existing
provisions as subsec. (a), inserted subsec. heading, and substituted
``Any person who'' for ``A person not a member of an armed force of the
United States is liable to the United States Government for a civil
penalty of $2,000, an amount equal to 2 times the amount of damages the
Government sustains because of the act of that person, and costs of the
civil action, if the person'' in introductory provisions.
  Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(2), substituted ``United
States Government or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States''
for ``Government or a member of an armed force''.
  Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(3), inserted ``by the
Government'' after ``approved''.
  Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(4), substituted ``control of
property'' for ``control of public property'' and ``by the Government''
for ``in an armed force''.
  Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(5), substituted ``by the
Government'' for ``in an armed force'' and ``true;'' for ``true; or''.
  Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(6), substituted ``an officer
or employee of the Government, or a member of the Armed Forces,'' for
``a member of an armed force'' and ``property; or'' for ``property.''
  Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(7), added par. (7).
  Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 99-562, Sec. 2(7), added subsecs. (b)
to (e).


     Increased Penalties for False Claims in Defense Procurement

  Pub. L. 99-145, title IX, Sec. 931(b), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 699,
provided that: ``Notwithstanding section 3729 of title 31, United States
Code, the amount of the liability under that section in the case of a
person who makes a false claim related to a contract with the Department
of Defense shall be a civil penalty of $2,000, an amount equal to three
times the amount of the damages the Government sustains because of the
act of the person, and costs of the civil action.''
  [Section 931(c) of Pub. L. 99-145 provided that section 931(b) is
applicable to claims made or presented on or after Nov. 8, 1985.]

                Section Referred to in Other Sections

  This section is referred to in sections 3730, 3731, 3732, 3733 of
this title; title 10 section 2324; title 15 sections 637, 657a; title 20
section 1078-9; title 41 section 256; title 42 section 1395i.

Joe Cafasso's resume as Gerry Blackwood, revisited

Joe Cafasso wasn't all that smart when he sent this resume around. He committed a crime, which others have been brought up on charges for, when he claimed all of these things:

Gerry is a retired Lt. Colonel serving with the U.S. Army for 26 years.

But he has the unmitigated gall to go far beyond that ridiculous claim:

Gerry served with the 179th Military Brigade/MACVSOG Command and Control South SVN, 1970-1972.

Wow, what a surprise, we have another complete fabrication. Joe Cafasso is only 50 years old. He was born on August 2, 1956 and will be turning 51 in August of this year. He is simply NOT OLD ENOUGH to have served in any capacity during that period; except maybe STUDY HALL in High School. He should have still been in High School during the 1970-1972 period! Although there is speculation as to whether or not he graduated at all, considering his poorly developed grammar and writing skills. If he graduated, he would have graduated High School in 1974 or thereabouts (presuming he didn't flunk a grade). When you consider his inability to get along with people, I would further speculate that he had problems, not only at home, but in the neighborhood and school, during those years.

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) 1972-1980 at various overseas posts. NATO Nuclear Liaison Officer 1980-1985.

Ridiculous! To our knowledge, he doesn't even own a passport, under this fictitious identity that he's manufactured, or his own! He has never been out of the country at all.

After Gerry's assignment with NATO he returned to a special assignment at CIA and Center Lane.

Anyone who REALLY KNOWS and UNDERSTANDS what he's talking about here should be on the floor laughing. Center Lane was completely abandoned shortly after it was begun. It was about 'remote viewing'. An explanation of what that is follows:

This is from Tim Rifat's book on remote viewing available at Amazon:

Remote viewing is the ability to travel psychically out of one's body to remote locations....At the height of the Cold War, both the Soviet Union and the United States developed a new and terrible form of warfare called psychotronics. This school of espionage used ESP and psychic spying as well as telepathic hypnosis and even remote killing. Tim Rifat provides scientific explanations of how remote viewing works and detailed instructions on how to learn the techniques-information that is taught in the US on courses costing many thousands of dollars.

It was so terrible, so lethal, that it was discontinued! But it should also be noted that Tim Rifat claims to be an expert on remote viewing; when a rational person would recognize this as complete hogwash. It would be great fodder for a science fiction book, though, perhaps it was one of the reasons that Kathryn Cramer fell for his line of BS?

If it worked so well, why aren't they doing it anymore? It was also referred to as Grill Flame, Sun Streak or Stargate by DIA and INSCOM, and SCANATE by the CIA. I wouldn't imagine there is NOT a lot of science behind this. It sounds more like hocus pocus, on Star Trek; something a science fiction writer like Cramer would come up with. Cafasso seriously thinks that people are going to believe this hooey?

By the early 1990s the program was plagued by uneven management, poor unit morale, divisiveness within the organization, poor performance, and few accurate results. The FY 1995 Defense Appropriations bill directed that the program be transferred to CIA, with CIA instructed to conduct a retrospective review of the program. In 1995 the American Institutes for Research (AIR) was contracted by CIA to evaluate the program. Their 29 September 1995 final report was released to the public 28 November 1995. A positive assessment by statistician Jessica Utts, that a statistically significant effect had been demonstrated in the laboratory [the government psychics were said to be accurate about 15 percent of the time], was offset by a negative one by psychologist Ray Hyman [a prominent CSICOP psychic debunker]. The final recommendation by AIR was to terminate the STAR GATE effort. CIA concluded that there was no case in which ESP had provided data used to guide intelligence operations.

It wasn't even called Centerlane anymore by then.

When Army funding ended in late 1985, the unit was redesignated SUN STREAK and transferred to DIA's Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate, with the office code DT-S.

So I suppose he might have the timing right, if nothing else. During the early 1980's, it was called Centerlane.

As far as we know, and we could be wrong, there were only a little over 40 people involved in the program over its entire lifespan, with just 23 remoted viewers, some who demonstrated a high level of psychic ability, and some who were connected with Scientology. This is not something to brag about, Joe, DUH!

Here is the piece de la resistance for Blackwood's resume, as if Centerlane wasn't enough:

Currently, Gerry holds a DOD Top Secret SSBI, Yankee White, DOE Q Clearance and Cosmic Top Secret/ATOMAL (Nato)

So Joseph "Jay" Cafasso wants everyone to believe that he has access to the Whitehouse with a Yankee White clearance.

Seriously, Mr. Bill, the Secret Service should be very interested in that claim. The military and others who have used Cafasso as a source should be interested in finding out if he ever tried to squeeze money out of the government based on his military expertise or more succinctly, a military record that he completely fabricated out of thin air!

In short, Cafasso's escapades under his different aliases should be investigated. Joseph "Jay" Cafasso should be under investigation; a Grand Jury hearing should be impaneled. His numerous crimes should be exposed, and personally, I think some news outlets should pick this up - this is big news, along the lines of Frank Abegnale.

By claiming that he has a top secret ATOMAL clearance, he is claiming he has access to classified information that could damage or endanger national security if in the wrong hands. I would say Cafasso's hands are the wrong hands, he has NONE OF THIS expertise! He doesn't have a phd or any of the things he claims in this fake resume. Gerry Blackwood doesn't even exist; it's a completely fabricated persona he invented!

Mr. Bill, et.al, Joe Cafasso should not only get jail time for defrauding Kathryn Cramer out of $20 grand, but he should get jail time for claiming military experience that he hasn't, and be turned over to the Secret Service for questioning. The Fox News job is one where he was hired completely under false pretenses. He is not a Lt. Colonel, never was a Lt. Colonel, and is not military in any way shape or fashion except in his overly fertile imagination.

Anyone who stands up and says 'the reason I work with Knightsbridge International is because I killed a kid in Vietnam' - when he wasn't in Vietnam, isn't old enough to have spent any time in Vietnam, spent only 44 days in the army before getting kicked out for unsuitable service, should have his head examined. He needs to seriously spend some time with a psychiatrist, on meds, in a padded room! And take the people who fell for his lines with him!

Paging Mr. Bill and the people in North Carolina!