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John Alite

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Town Councilman · New Jersey municipal government

First tracked: Jun 20 · 16:05 UTCLast update: Jun 23 · 02:05 UTC
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ChargedFederalDistrict of New JerseyJun 22 · 22:37 UTC

USA v. Alite

John Alite

John Alite, a current councilman in Englishtown, New Jersey, is charged with extortion and loansharking. Prosecutors allege he used threats of violence to collect debts through his corporation and that authorities recovered weapons at his residence.

  • Extortion
  • Other
ChargedStateNew JerseyJun 20 · 14:25 UTC

State v. Alite

John Alite

John Alite, a former mafia hitman and New Jersey town councilman, is charged with multiple counts including theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, and terroristic threats allegedly committed while serving in municipal office.

  • Extortion
  • Abuse of office