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10 Facts About John Zaccaro

1.

John Zaccaro attended Iona College from 1951 to 1955 and graduated with a degree in business administration.

2.

John Zaccaro and Ferraro met in 1954, when she was a sophomore at Marymount Manhattan College.

3.

John Zaccaro began as licensed real estate broker in 1951 and became a member of the Real Estate Board of New York in 1955.

4.

Shortly after Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale selected Ferraro as his vice presidential running mate in the 1984 US presidential election, John Zaccaro became the center of controversy due to the couple's finances and his refusal to release his separately-filed tax returns.

5.

In January 1985, John Zaccaro pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining bank financing in a real estate transaction and was fined $1,000 and was sentenced to 150 hours of community service.

6.

John Zaccaro entered that campaign as the front-runner, and lost by a close margin in a bitter contest.

7.

John Zaccaro was not an issue in the 1998 Senate Democratic primary campaign.

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8.

John Zaccaro has been appointed as a trustee in bankruptcy by the courts of New York, Queens, and Kings Counties.

9.

John Zaccaro has served as a trustee at various independent schools in the city, including Saint David's School and Convent of the Sacred Heart.

10.

John Zaccaro is currently a member of the board of directors of his co-op where he resides.