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Everything about John Alite

American mobster (born 1962)

John Edward Alite is an American former mobster and Gambino crime family associate who turned government witness and in 2008 testified against the family and its former acting boss, John A. "Junior" Gotti. That year, Alite pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including two murders and a variety of other crimes, and in 2011 was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison. Due to his cooperation with prosecutors, he was released on a five-year supervised release in 2012. Later in life, Alite publicly denounced organized crime and became a motivational speaker, podcaster, and author. In March 2025, he was appointed a councilman in Englishtown, New Jersey, as a member of the Republican Party. Wikipedia →

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  1. Early life
  2. Criminal career
  3. Government witness and racketeering convictions
  4. Later life

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