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Former Gotti hitman-turned-New Jersey councillor has returned to crime, prosecutors allege
A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life and becoming a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on extortion and loan sharking charges that, if proven, reflect a return to the lifestyle of his youth. John Alite, 63, was arrested on Friday...
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What happenedFormer Gotti hitman-turned-New Jersey councillor has returned to crime, prosecutors allege.
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Former Gotti hitman-turned-New Jersey councillor has returned to crime, prosecutors allege
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A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life and becoming a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on extortion and loan sharking ch...
Prosecutors allege that mob hitman turned councilman in New Jersey has returned to crime
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A notorious mob hitman who once testified against John “Junior” Gotti before cleaning up his life enough to become a councilman in New Jersey has been arrested on charges that, if proven, r...
