John Alite, who once worked for the notorious organized crime family and later became an Englishtown councilman, is accused of threatening borrowers with violence. His son and another man also face charges.
A former Gambino crime family enforcer who spent 14 years in prison before reinventing himself as a motivational speaker with more than 1 million social media followers and winning a seat on a New Jersey borough council has been indicted on charges of loansharking, extortion, money laundering, and threatening borrowers with violence.
John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, once worked for the Gambino crime family, one of New York’s most notorious organized crime organizations, and later became a government witness against John “Junior” Gotti. After leaving prison, he promoted himself as a reformed criminal who wanted to help young people avoid his mistakes…