Prosecutors allege that mob hitman turned councilman in New Jersey has returned to crime
Prosecutors say John Alite used threats and weapons to collect debts, and court papers cite 6 bats, 2 dozen knives and other items.
- On Friday, New Jersey authorities arrested Englishtown councilman John Alite, a former mob hitman, on extortion and loan sharking charges that prosecutors allege reflect a return to his criminal past.
- Alite previously testified against John Junior Gotti in 2009 during a trial that ended with a deadlocked jury; prosecutors now claim he recently obtained money from victims via threats of violence.
- Court papers indicate Alite used Straightened-Out Entertainment Inc to conduct crimes, threatening one person with a baseball bat and bragging he had endeavored to "gut" people like "fish," according to authorities.
- New Jersey State Police discovered weapons at his residence, including six baseball bats that investigators believe were intended for debt collection, with one bat stored near his front door.
- Following a Saturday court appearance, Alite is scheduled to return for a detention hearing on Wednesday; his lawyer, Douglas Anton, declined to comment on the case.
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Prosecutors allege that mob hitman turned councilman in New Jersey has returned to crime
A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life enough to become a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that, if proven, reflect a return to the lifestyle of his youth.
Prosecutors allege mob hitman turned councilman in New Jersey has returned to crime
A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life enough to become a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that, if proven, reflect a return to the lifestyle of his youth
NJ hitman-turned-councilman who testified against John “Junior” Gotti has been arrested
A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life enough to become a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that, if proven, reflect a return to the lifestyle of his youth.
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