Jersey shore councilman and ex-Gotti mob enforcer (R) arrested for loansharking
An Englishtown councilman and former Gambino crime family mob enforcer who spent fourteen years in prison for at least six murders was arrested today for crimes associated with loansharking.
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport alleged that John Alite made loans that exceeded the maximum legal rate and later threatened to commit violent acts to obtain property and cash. He is charged with multiple counts of theft by extortion (second degree), corporate misconduct (second degree), usury (second degree), and terroristic threats. Davenport also accused Alite of misusing a business he owns, Straightened-Out Entertainment, as part of the scheme.
The 63-year-old Alite was a boyhood friend of mob boss John Gotti’s son; he was the best man at Gotti’s wedding. He testified against Gotti, Jr. in a 2008 racketeering trial and works as a motivational speaker urging young people to avoid a life of crime.
In addition to the murders, Alite was reportedly involved in 37 shootings and multiple beatdowns while working as a Gambino henchman.
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