That buddy of his was John Alite, a onetime murder-machine for the Gambino clanone of the famed Five Families of New York organized crime. and Felix Levine sit down with author and artist, Nick Christophers. What utter bullshit. As they recall, it was in late 1999 or early 2000 and took place at a hockey rink not far from their respective New Jersey homes. Alite admitted. But that wasthen. In terms of nationality, he is an American citizen with a Caucasian ethnic origin. Alite today is making ends meetby building houses to flip in Pennsylvania, co-owning an auto repair and sales shop, and until last year owning a pizzeria. Alite, a small-time drug dealer from Woodside, worked hard to insinuate himself into Junior's circle in 1984. You could say were friends, Newell confirms to Forbes. Alite is in bottom row, fifth from the right. I doubt they'd shed a tear if he were still in a Brazil jail. The problem is none of these guys [fellow ex-mobsters] ever do what I do. ARRIVEDERCI! In September 2021, Alite was the subject of an episode of National Geographics Locked Up Abroad. Alite once phoned Gentile late at night to tell him he was on the verge of beating someone up. That buddy of his was John Alite, a onetime murder-machine for the Gambino clanone of the famed "Five Families" of New York organized crime. Alites been diagnosed with PTSD, he says, and has nightmares where hes still taking people apart. Alite is game. Alex Murdaugh' s younger brother took the stand on Monday, tearfully describing how he cleaned the gruesome crime scene the morning after his sister-in-law and nephew were murdered in June 2021 . In addition, he is well-known as Johnny Alletto. Thats the origin of my extremely aggressive demeanor.. I think your podcast would receive more views if you carved out a lane where your reporting on recent mob activity instead of repeating stories from years ago. At center [+] is Gambino family soldier Frank Radice. After spending another three months behind bars, John was released again. I knew then that he was either dead or on the move.. My biggest frustration is I got hit with a RICO [racketeering] case without being caught with one piece of evidencenot a videotape, audiotape, drug, dead body, gun or even a bullet. At right: Family soldier Frank Radice. Although the data regarding their marriage is not disclosed, we do know that the duo has a total of two children together. According to Wikipedia he also was a flamboyant entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and intermediary between Italian-American and African-American organized crime groups. Discover John Alite's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. BOTTOM: Junior leaving the courthouse, with Alite to his left (behind), and attorney Gerald Shargel to his right. John Angelo Gotti (born February 14, 1964) [1] is an American former mobster who was the acting boss of the Gambino crime family from 1991 to 1999. 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. I forgot about him. Alite is in bottom row, fifth from the right. Everybody gets a glass, champagne or wine. Current and former law enforcement officials vouched for Alites credibility and transformation. It is interesting. I copped to thatthats six. The violence youre involved in and then youre worrying aboutthis?, Alite and the agents would laugh over it. Georgie Grosso I pulled the trigger, shot him three times in the back of the head in a car. Gotti, however, finds the absence of such notes suspicious and suggests they may have been shredded. John Alite: Inside the Gotti crime family. Fled the country to escape indictment, living an extravagant lifestyle around the globe. Never wanted to or asked them for a dime.One of the biggest impacts in his formative years was a sister, severely brain-damaged at birth, being regularly taunted and picked on. See more ideas about alite, crime family, mafia. 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. He spoke about shooting dozens of fellow hoods; abandoning his kids as a fugitive; the brutality of his 14 years of prison stintsand about getting betrayed in the mid-2000s by the Gambino mob, then crumbling under the reign of the infamous Gotti family. He's given me the confidence to do things that I'm afraid of. he is one of famous Writer with the age 58 years old group. a legal online gambling venture in South America. ), He still shakes when gripped by extreme anger, but now Im able to change my thought pattern, he says. is Gambino family soldier Frank Radice. Id love to see some forgiveness and humility play out in the media for once., Michaels suggests brands that need redemption and understand a fall from grace might benefit from a John Alite. But two for sure. (In fact, Gotti did rat, in a sitdown with the FBI in 2005. (Im sorry for ranting like this, he said at the end of a 3 -hour phone call. Shot? When asked if Alite was a family associate right up until 2006, when he returned from Brazil and started cooperating with the feds, Scala says Absolutely. Alite cried over the coffin, as he remembered Nicky playing hockey as a kid on that day two decades ago that he first met Dave. Gotti has since done a few contortions to explain the proffer as a moment of weakness in his life and a mistake, but also insists he was just trying to game the FBI by pretending to be a rat. For years he was John A. Born on September 30, 1962 in Albania, John Alite started his career as Writer . At the height of Gigante's reign, the And I was right, because he absolutely has. He was allegedly killed the Philly black mafia 123 71 r/Mafia Join 15 days ago book the darkest prison lords of underworld 35 gena. (John Alite/Facebook) Merlino spent more than a decade in federal prison after he was convicted on extortion, bookmaking and receiving stolen property charges following a 2001 trial. THE WITSEC MAFIA also included a bank robber by the name of Robert Dussault, connected to the Patriarca family in New England. John Alite Self - Former Gambino Family Asssociate. If you are a friend of ours [La Cosa Nostra] and you sit down with the feds, and you give them information where they have a 302, it's a death sentence. They love each other, they kiss each otherbrother brother brotherturn your back and someone just picked your pocket. When I told Gotti that Gravano recalls Alite as a good guy and stand-up enforcer for the Gambino family, Gotti snapped: Hes lyingand asserts that Gravano did not even knowofAlites existence during his mob years. I started up the [proffer] by saying I didnt stab anybody. The document, however, has Gotti confessing to stabbing a man (who later died from knife wounds) after a melee in a bar. John wonders if his personal redemption (and work with delinquent or at-risk kids) can lead to endorsement opportunities. If Alite knew about it, you better believe castellano would of known about it. He lived there for 10 months before authorities arrested him. For reasons unclear, the feds and Gotti didnt move forward with the cooperation. John Edward Alite (born September 30, 1962), is an American former Gambino crime family associate, who later in his life became a government witness, agreeing to testify against the crime family and John A. Elias Munk Mller. In 2008, Alite pled guilty to involvement in the 1996 murder of Gebert. When Vito Genovese went to prison, he picked Gigante to run the Genovese crime family in his absence. As a part of his plea deal, Johnny had agreed to turn into an informant against the family and against John A. Gotti. He now dedicates much of his time to helping young men avoid. So to them it's unbelievable, that theres no way this guy could have did this much.Oh, the kid Stevie Newell [quoted below], I also shot, who testified for Gotti. We stabbed Joe OKane. John, Ive got to tell you something. I would act out againstanyonewho wanted to see her in a derogatory manner, he recalls. John Alite, 59, still remembers one of the first people he ever killed. In 2011, he was sentenced to 10 years, but was discharged a year later after agreeing to a five year supervised release. In July 2020, he appeared in the Fear City: New York vs The Mafia Netflix docuseries. At right: Family soldier Frank Radice. His fleeing and then having the bones of his business picked apart by his former friends, its the life, says FBI agent Otto. [25] On March 25 2020 he started his own podcast, called Mafia Truths with John Alite. Does that sound like a rat to you?! He was associated with the Gambino family there and led a crew in the city which extorted rival valet businesses. According to Juniors righthand man, Gambino captain Michael Mikey Scars DeLeonardonickname thanks to a dog mauling his facewho testified about it 14 years later, the idea to kill Alite was conceived to protect and insulate Junior from crimes he did with Alite. In 2009, his ex . He happened to be standing there. Never mind that at the time the murder was committed, John Alite was 19 and in Los Angeles, as Gang Land reports, so he would've had trouble committing the crime halfway across the continental United States. Maybe someone like this actuallycancelscancel culture, she says. Jimmy the Gent also played a behind-the scenes role in the first homicide that Alite was directly involved in. The show sells online goodies such as John Alite coffee mugs, face masks and tote bags. He was Gotti's best man at his wedding in 1990. [FBI videos also show Alite in front of Gotti Sr.'s Manhattan social club with many Gambino mobsters.] This is why the kid [Junior] didnt belong in the life. Gentile also co-formed a private investigative company that in 2013 sought a contract to provide guards at a New York airport. He used extortion and physical intimidation as expansion and management tools. Johnny hasnt mentioned what led him to turn over a new leaf, but now, by focusing on his family, wife, Claudia DiPippa, 4 kids, and grandkids his private spiritual journey, and his mission to deter anyone from a life in crime, he lives a life that he is proud of. You guys broke the story yesterday through multiple emails that John Pennisi received and then followed up today with John Alites response. Fucking tons. 25 Kindle Edition $999 This ass clown trashes a family with strong ties to Howard Beach, Oxone park . The world that I was a part of would have slaughtered Johnny Alite. Bruno Indelicato, left, Frank Lino. [6][4], Alite was associated with the Gambino family, and led a crew in Tampa, Florida that extorted rival valet businesses, and reported to Gambino capo Ronald Trucchio. Alite and Gotti are mortal enemies who dispute one anothers accounts of almost everything. For six years, until he retired from the FBI, he trained police commanders and detectives with seminars on leadership, management, and ethics. [to be continued], Over Zoom sessions and sitdownsat an Italian restaurant in South Jersey, where the men live, Alite and Gentile told their stories. I thought LCN was all about not involving the family. His zodiac sign at birth is Libra. Asked about their feud,former family underboss Sammy Gravano says, They have athing. Delivering a diverse set of subjects on a weekly basis from 2 different points of view. John Edward Alite, or more commonly known as Johnny Alletto, was associated with the Gambino crime family. [4] He grew up in the same neighborhood as John Gotti's son, John A. Gotti, and were boyhood friends. Take-No-Prisoners G-Man: FBI agent Gentile in 1993. This wasnt the first time Gentile helped a mobster to morph. Another photo taken years earlier, in 1984, shows Gotti Jr, Alite and Gambino associate/drug dealer John Gebert standing together on a beach pier. Like are we talking T league Gambinos? He was given a supervised release in January of 2012, but he returned to prison after violating his release in 2015. Home. (Stephen Barcelo for New York Daily News) Not long after John Gotti went to prison in 1992,. Scene: Alite's house in South Jersey, 1991. Now, Johnny has become a youth motivational speaker and author. Nonetheless, he tells Forbes, if he was an Italian, he would have definitely gotmade, maybe even in a high position.Put another way:To us he was an Albanian mafioso, with total respect., (The Bull is lying, erupts Junior, who calls Alite a nobody who was chased from the Gambino family after merely two years of family service. John Alite is estimated to be worth $3 million. Normally, a law enforcement agent would inform a superior, and start working the relationship to gain a foothold into a crime family. (On its face, it was a bizarre idea, as it suggested the Gambino clan could profit from a scheme to imprison mob guys and others.). I find the podcast rather boring or dull at times however I certainly enjoyed the last two videos. The Crow, betrayed by his own mob boss, testified in 11 trials, resulting in 52 convictions. John Alite was born on September 30, 1962 at Queens, New York City, United States of America. allegedly put out a contract on Alite a decade later. One at Mike's Pub in front. They didnt choose for their dad to be a scumbag. Nick co-authored "Prison's Rules" with John Alite. He hit a. Gotti. I would relish the opportunity to debate him over what he alleges about this so-called cooperation. released from prison on May 20, 2022, as per the BOP inmate locator website. Did Alite overreach in the trial? Later that year, he was arrested again for the illegal possession of a firearm and spent three years in prison. And Vicki once told theDaily Newsthat her father despised Alite and his disgusting and despicable ways. Juniors other sister, Angel, has nicknamed Alite A-rat on social media, while their mother Victoria has referred to Alite as an insect he would hump a cockroach.Sweet. Fuck up, it's his ass. Mob reporter Anastasia finds this amusing:If his proffer offer had gone forward,hed have been the Boss of theWITSEC Mafia., Thanks in large part to Alites testimony in 2008, a Gambino soldier named Charles Carneglia was convicted by a jury and is serving life. Born on September 30, 1962, in Queens, New York City, he grew up in Woodhaven, Queens, in the same neighborhood as John Gotti, the former boss of the Gambino family. You fag! Gotti exploded Youre a punk. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. The gambino family doesnt stand a chance against the Alletto family. Whatever it is, you have options, you can redirect your life. More than one crew member explained that John was always really fair with how he divvied up the criminal proceeds, something rare in that world, says Trezevant. But if it was truly just an innocent friendship, he argues, any agent would (or should) have memorialized it on paper. But thats untrue,maintains Phil Scala, a retired longtime head of the FBIs Gambino squad. His history speaks for itself. He says that they attacked them because of him. Junior sat secretly for whats known as a proffer, a negotiation in which a target shares information that cannot be used against him. Gentile calls Gotti the epitome of a modern-day Fredo Corleone, nothing more, nothing less. Fredo, of course, is the fictional Godfather charactera brother of the bosswho ratted on his family. Extra Add Inscription (+ $75.00 USD) Add to cart. John Alite says this is the 3rd-4th time Gambinos have attacked/provoked his sons into Fighting.Stupid Alite is putting his sons in danger. John Pennisi revealed that information yesterday. Due to his cooperation with prosecutors, he was released on a five-year supervised release in 2012. Supposedly they chased Alite's sons out of the restaurant. The case remains unsolved. John Alite Never Went to Paul Castellano's House. The men engaged in small talk while watching their kids play. And he knows the only way anybody would even believe anything about him is use the name Gotti. Hes cashed in on my name., Alite on the Gottis:Junior and his father built their names off the violence from people like me. Gotti Sr. ordered it from prison and was also convicted of the hit. We were successful with this particular jury, showing that we could not let a violent criminal like Mr. Alite get away with his crimes, while Mr. Gotti, who was not violent in our opinion, be convicted. In 2011, John was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but he was released less than a year later. I could have said, Please come up onto the deck, youre under arrest. Another suspect let his dog loose on Dave, prompting the agent to toss the man, who weighed perhaps 300 pounds, down a steep flight of stairs. The local group that sponsored the event,Men Empowering Nations, is an awe-inspiring, faith-based nonprofit focused on mentoring. He was in the witness protection program with a $1 million bounty on his head ($2 million in todays money), which explained why Gentile sat near us with a loaded gun. John Edward Alite (born September 30, 1962) is an American former Gambino crime family associate and a government witness who testified against the crime family and John A. That John Pennisi received and then youre worrying aboutthis?, Alite pled guilty to involvement in the neighborhood. Attorney Gerald Shargel to his right with the Age 58 years old group the trigger, him! 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