[15][17] Federal prosecutors from Brooklyn and Tampa described Alite's cooperation as "extraordinary" and "substantial" when submitting statements to the judge responsible for sentencing Alite for two murders and other crimes. He was a neighbor of John Gotti's son named John A. Gotti. Dave told nobody at work about Alite. BOTTOM: Junior leaving the courthouse, with Alite to his left (behind), and attorney Gerald Shargel to his right. This wasnt the first time Gentile helped a mobster to morph. But Gentile wasnt always a team player, plus his John Wayne demeanor had softened due to the deaths of his daughtersone of whom died in a car accident a month before her wedding (and just months before he met Alite.) This is why the kid [Junior] didnt belong in the life. I would relish the opportunity to debate him over what he alleges about this so-called cooperation. I always toast my fatherthis is to the chief.And then I say, Oh, here's to Johnny Alite.I always toast him. His father was a part-time taxi driver, full-time gambler who took Johnny along to all-night games run by mobsters. But the agent could see that Alite was sliding into a state of mental turmoil and torment. The ex-agent was raised in a small town in upstate New York, the son of immigrants from Naples who had limited means. Especially by myself. 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. Maybe it will toughen em up or maybe they can be like their dad and run to the cops. He has three books that he has co-written: Gottis Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia. And, he is the sole author of Prison Rules. As for his public appearances, apart from giving televised interviews time and again, he has his own sit-down interview show by the name of The Johnny and Gene Show. Moreover, he accuses the feds of falsifying some things he told then. The robbery of an alleged "mob bank," a storage house with a secret room containing, according to some reports, 146 large safe deposit boxes filled with an estimated $30-32 million dollars in . S01E01 Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare) July 24, 2007; National Geographic (UK) Krista Barnes and Jennifer Davis are two American women arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru. 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. [to be continued], Over Zoom sessions and sitdownsat an Italian restaurant in South Jersey, where the men live, Alite and Gentile told their stories. Because I need to show kids that an organization I was faithful to was hanging me out to dry, and that I didnt become a cooperator because I was jammed up and wanting to save my own skin. Its was just something I felt compelled to do. So why move for a guy that was never there for their whole childhood. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The local group that sponsored the event,Men Empowering Nations, is an awe-inspiring, faith-based nonprofit focused on mentoring. Then, in 2004, as federal racketeering charges were being handed out near his crew in Tampa, he fled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The gambino family doesnt stand a chance against the Alletto family. 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. The Ice Man might be long gone, but he was just the kind of heavy hitters that the Alletto's had at their disposal. The ones on my property [15-acre New Jersey estate], I told them two, but I believe it was three. The son of the brutally murdered . Alites son Jimmy (then 10), and Gentiles grandson Nicky (then age 7 and being raised by his grandparents), were at a practice match. Similarly, his family originates from Albania. [26], Government witness and racketeering convictions, "A dirty, rotten, double crossing (true) story of what happened to the Italian American mob", "John Alite n Kosov: Do formoja ushtrin time, sikur ta dija q shqiptart jan kaq trima", "Rrfehet mafiozi shqiptar me origjin nga Gjirokastra: Si e rrzova perandorin e krimit t 'Cosa Nostra-s', "From the archives: From a Brazilian prison, John Alite talks Gotti and fights extradition", "John A. 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. Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $50.00 with. Who Is John Alite? Alites former defense lawyer,Caroline Tesche Arkin (now a civil court judge), recalls philosophical conversations with him about how he could change his life. So I look at each day that I get through as another day; I dont look at next year. [5] In January 2012, he was released on a five-year supervised release; in October 2015, a letter was written to the U.S. Event sponsor: Men Empowering Nations, a faith-based local non-profit. Its best summed up with bullet points (pun intended): At the heart of their conflict is this:Alite says Gotti wont admit and accept thathe became a rat while Alite was still holed up in a Brazilian prison fighting extradition and remaining loyal to the clan. Bruno Indelicato, left, Frank Lino. When Vito Genovese went to prison, he picked Gigante to run the Genovese crime family in his absence. [12], Alite was also a government witness in the unsuccessful racketeering trial against John Gotti Jr.[13] Prosecutors indicted Gotti for racketeering and murder conspiracy charges, stemming from an alleged drug trafficking ring in Florida, and the murders of George Grosso in 1988, Louis DiBono in 1990 and Bruce John Gotterup in 1991. According to Wikipedia he also was a flamboyant entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and intermediary between Italian-American and African-American organized crime groups. John Gotti Jr. saw his fellow mob pal John Alite take the stand against him back in 2009 in an unsuccessful attempt to put him behind bars for murder conspiracy and racketeering. He lived. [10][1], In January 2008, Alite pleaded guilty to racketeering charges that included two murders, four murder conspiracies, at least eight shootings, and two attempted shootings as well as armed home invasions and armed robberies in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida, stemming from his alleged involvement in a Gambino crew in Tampa, Florida. allegedly put out a contract on Alite a decade later. They didnt choose for their dad to be a scumbag. Four in Kickers nightclub. He joined the Bureau in 1979 and quickly developed a reputation for not letting bureaucratic protocols get in his way as he hounded the bad guys mercilessly. But two for sure. His zodiac sign at birth is Libra. Ricky Stratton I shot in the head on the Jackie Robinson Parkway. John Edward Alite is his full name. Take-No-Prisoners G-Man: FBI agent Gentile in 1993. MUG SHOT, BRAZIL: Alite spent nearly three years on the lam, shuffling around the world on fake [+] passports. Caramandi was ruthless in his day, but his violence paled next to Alite, who estimates that he either killed, shot, baseball-batted, piped, or stabbed upwards of100 fellow gangsters, some of whose names he never knew, and probably never will. [16] On December 1, 2009, the 12 jurors announced that they had failed to reach a unanimous verdict on all the charges against Gotti and the judge declared a mistrial and released Gotti. On this episode, John Alite goes in-depth on how he used 8 different passports while on the run and how the FBI tries to track you down as a criminal trying to evade.--- . Shipping calculated at checkout. (sitting beside him) threw a party in his honor. But some find that hard to swallow, given that Alite was the star witness, and that the jurywhich deliberated for 11 days until deadlocked ended up pretty evenly split on the counts. In his past life, his body would literally shake before assaulting a fellow hood, and it was often impossible for him to stop unless fellow gangsters pulled him away (which was never easy. When John would get a headache, he had a brain tumor; he went from a stubbed toe to cancer, recalls Charlotte Braziel, a former FBI agent who was part of his debriefing team. His history speaks for itself. He calls himself a re-made man, and it seems like he is. Had he gotten the work, Alite would have been an advisor looking for security holes. Elias Munk Mller. [11] Alite agreed to testify in the trial of Gambino family enforcer Charles Carneglia, who was found guilty of four murders and is now serving a life sentence. TT I shot in the head outside the Flightexcuse me, in front of the whole bar. While raking in more than one hundred million for the family, he routinely ordered the murders of mobsters who violated the Mafia codeincluding John Gotti. How much money is it that you want? he asked after elbowing the thug in the head, knocking him to the pavement. Did Alite overreach in the trial? Aside from being a writer, he is also a motivational speaker, businessman, and actor. Wear some Kevlar for it. Frankie Burke [killed 1987] and me did two murders. Quantity. 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. 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. Johns so dapper and I imagine a slogan like When you just got out of the big house Or how about a security company like ADT, with tips for how to avoid a break-in?, (In fact, an ad campaign once featured robbers who, after spotting ADT signs on lawns, moved onto the next houses. They werent big enough thinkers to understand., For another take on this, I reached out to a retired New York-based FBI agent who doesnt know Gentile:Wesley Wong, who joined the Bureau in 1976, three years before Gentile did. This 57 years-old former gangster who has killed and baseball batted many people and the former FBI informant has completed his sentence in Brazilian jail and is now clean. "Junior" Gotti in 2008. Junior Gottis enforcer, as well as business partner. I believed in something that dont exist. Due to his cooperation with prosecutors, he was released on a five-year supervised release in 2012. : The night before Alite (far left) was going to the clink in 1991 for assault, Junior [+] (sitting beside him) threw a party in his honor. /r/Mafia features stories, interviews, documentary and news articles about organized crime around the world. John Edward Alite is his full name. The case remains unsolved. ButRileyfelt he pinned too many of his crimes on Gottis orders, and he was troubled by some conflicting accounts by Alite of how many acts of violence he was involved in. Id go after a subject with a vengeance, and if that means I have to take down your family, your dog, or anybody else in my way, sobeit. Looking back, I think, my goodness, I never would have wanted to be treated like that. If this is the old time they would be killed by now if they hang out in the old neighborhood. In 2011, John was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but he was released less than a year later. During his career, Wong handled many organized crime cases, including in undercover roles. thanks! But hes more of a man than probably 90% of the people Ive interfaced with. John Alite speaks about current events and issues from an X mobster, Gangster's point of view. It was all based on Gottis made men, associates and friends., From his corner of the boxing ring,Gotti maintains (sans proof) that Alite had been a rat since the 1990swith Dave Gentile his main FBI handler. Stemming from the racketeering charges in Florida, the authorities found Johnny to be involved in a lot of other crimes as well. 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. (He got his nickname due to a deformed arm from a car accident.) The retired agent believes it was preordained in the stars. He served as the key role model for Alite to make his painful years-long decision to go straight, rat out mobsters who were ratting on he and others, and deep-six his weaponry. Later that year, he was arrested again for the illegal possession of a firearm and spent three years in prison. ! It was a very emotional moment for us.. David Gentile, retired FBI agent, Without a doubt, Dave saved my life. After spending another three months behind bars, John was released again. I knew then that he was either dead or on the move.. Gotti, 42, son of the late Gambino crime family boss, faced up to 30 years in prison had he been convicted of racketeering and conspiracy charges. John Alite has taken a baseball bat to countless guys. Its a small thing but it means youre not being very precise.. I had a John Wayne mentality. Louie DiBono [Gambino soldier found in his car trunk], Im part of that murder team. Really it was a shame that John [Sr.] evenmadethis kid., In his own defense, Junior says:[My father] made me a powerful guy at a very young age, and I dont think I was ready. And, trust me, my biggest problem when I went to therapy was not ruining my life to kill that piece of shit [Gotti Jr]. Im with the FBI and I did a little background check and I know who you are, he said. With time served, he was released in 2013. In 2015, veteran mob reporter George Anastasia wrote a book called Gottis Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti and the Demise of the American Mafia. When Gotti caught wind of the project, he rushed to self-publish his own memoir, Shadow of My Father, in which he mercilessly attacked Alite. I just have to be vigilant and always check myself and remind myself that I have a different life now. One at Mike's Pub in front. Gotti Sr. may not have been intelligent, and his actions brought down the family, but at least he had the material to be a tough guy., Gotti:John Alite is half-a-girl to sit there and try to badmouth my father. CREATIVE. Fuck up, it's his ass. [17][18] Interviewed after the trial, the jurors said that they did not find Alite to be credible. ), Gotti refers me to a websitethat focuses entirely on attacking Alites cred, which is run by a crime novelist who is co-producing a book/film venture with him titled WITSEC Mafia.The venture, which Gotti says three networks are now bidding on, promises to expose FBI wrongdoing in the witness protection program. (It was declared a mistrial.) [9] Later that year, Alite was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm in violation of a parole agreement and spent three years in prison. Now there is John Alite. Current and former law enforcement officials vouched for Alites credibility and transformation. Jason E. Medina Camilo. The one in Brazil in jail. Living there, it was no surprise that Johnny became friends with his son, John A. Gotti. John Alite was born on September 30, 1962, in Queens, New York City, United States of America. [4] He grew up in the same neighborhood as John Gotti's son, John A. Gotti, and were boyhood friends. Youre a dog. 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. I didnt keep a scorecard in my house and write down one more notch. In this exclusive episode, which has already gained more than half a million hits on other platforms, learn the real truth about John Alite's well publicized in La Cosa Nostra, and the American New York mafia. TIME FOR BUSINESS: Gentile (left) is assisting Alite by handling the vetting and due diligence for [+] a legal online gambling venture in South America. Paul Forgione in front of Gotti Seniors mother's house. For six years, until he retired from the FBI, he trained police commanders and detectives with seminars on leadership, management, and ethics. Coincidentally, he was once jailed in Camden, where he gave his talk three months ago. Newell adds that he was asked by a Gotti relative that same year to whack Alite, but the hit was called off. Home. He is at the moment aged 58. Their feud is so explosive and ongoing, each triggering the other, that one law enforcement official speculates thatif todays mafia was still strongthe bosses of the Five Families would have taken corrective action long ago to end it. Their war, which is now sucking in Gentile, as well as Gravano, will be summarized later. By being an open book about the details of his violence, perhaps no skeletons can leap forward to bite him. Gentile says that had he done so, his bosses would have pressured him to get Alite to inform, and hed have refused their orders. As a teen, Alite worked in a local deli (a known mob hangout), where he was recruited to run envelopes for a sports betting operation. Hes not intelligent enough to be in the same room with me.. I mean, it's insane. Today, Alite is developing a venture inlegalonline gambling in South America, with Gentile serving as an advisor conducting the due diligence to make sure Alites partners are cleanand wont take advantage ofhimthe way he used to take advantage of others. The couple tied their wedding knot after being released from prison. . [20] He has four books that he co-wrote, Gotti's Rules (2015),[21] Darkest Hour (2018),[22] Prison Rules (2019),[23] and Mafia International (2021)[24]. The well-known Johnny Alletto is the incredibly multi-talented former mafioso who did a 360 on his life, and he is also the co-writer of four books. Asked about their feud,former family underboss Sammy Gravano says, They have athing. One juror told the press that the jury was unanimous in finding Alite the least credible of the witnesses. Find John Alite stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. He was close to signing contracts, he says, but the pandemic has delayed everything. I told them [FBI] about him. Due to his cooperation with prosecutors, he was released on a five-year supervised release in 2012. Claudia and John Alite aka John Edward Alite has been married for decades. The defense's strategy was to portray Mr. Alite as a vicious, brutal killer. Alite is in bottom row, fifth from the right. Due to his cooperation with . When me and Dave became friends he begged me to change my 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. And now theyre suffering the consequences. But that wasthen. How dare they even try to touch Don Alites sons? He seemed to be the real deal, and hewasthe real deal, and you knew he had great access, he recalls. Ill bet you cant guess whos not on that list? To which Gravano responds:He has me mixed up with an historian. I first met Dave in 1990, when he was a Philadelphia-based FBI agent specializing in labor racketeering cases. Beatings you doled out, John? He put me on Death Row. [4], As federal racketeering indictments were handed down for his group's activities in the Tampa area, Alite fled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in January 2004, and lived and worked in the Copacabana neighborhood, according to the Brazilian Federal Police. He was paid to appear in a Netflix feature (The Perfect Gangster), with similar projects in the pipeline, and he makes money with occasional speeches to companies. Since his very first incarceration was at the age of 17, he aims to guide the younger generation in a way that would enable them to avoid crimes altogether. Since his first incarceration at age 17, John Alite has been known as a mobster. In 2008, Alite pled guilty to involvement in the 1996 murder of Gebert. About the Author Since his first incarceration at age 17, John Alite has been known as a mobster. He was released from prison in 2013, with a solemn oath never to return to one again. He helped me a lot mentally when I was falling apart, Caramandi said. Custom Baseball Bats - JOHN ALITE. Ricky Red we tied up in a limousine and threw him out with a phone cord around his neck, he lived though. He landed a baseball scholarship to the University of Tampa, but an injury ended that career dream. Support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/shaunattwoodShaun Attwood merch: https://shaunattwood.shop/collections/allShaun Attwood's social media:Ti. Bonus chapters and over 50 photos. [4][7] He also arranged for the purchase of Mirage, a Tampa nightclub. One at the Swim Club that beat up Gottis cousin, Johnny Ruggiero. I think he is an embarrassment to humanity and to society. Is it fair to say based on the different numbers you previously testified to under oath, 30 in Carneglias trial, 35 in this trial, that you honestly dont remember exactly how many people you may have shot, right?one of Gottis lawyers asked during his cross. For reasons unclear, the feds and Gotti didnt move forward with the cooperation. Shot? 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. After promising to keep the location secret, I was invited by him to spend a day in a hotel room with a former hitman named Nicky The Crow Caramandi for aTimemagazine interview. They range from the FBIs Otto and prosecutor Trezevant,to a cold-case homicide detective and Gambino family specialist named Steve Kaplan who had tried (fruitlessly) to turn him against Gotti in the late 1980s. John was born on September 30, 1962, in Queens, New York City, USA. One of his nicknames was The Calculator due to his financial acumen. I came for a Don alite comment, and you did not disappoint. John Alite, 59, still remembers one of the first people he ever killed. How so? Even though he and John A. Gotti were friends, in 1995, he was arrested for being involved in a conspiracy to murder him. I thought the other law enforcement guys were conning me, but he believed in me. John J. Gotti, grandson of the late mob boss who shared the same name, was led out of the New York City Police Department's 113th Precinct in August 2016. That moment at the funeral underscored what I always felt about him, says Gentile. But Junior liked Alite, he didnt want to kill him, said Scars. Echoes Tampa federal prosecutor Jay Trezevant, who brought cases against Alite, Gotti Jr., and other Gambino gangsters:Ourinvestigation revealed that John was a holy terror on the street. In terms of nationality, he is an American citizen with a Caucasian ethnic origin. -Join the VIP membership in channel to get access to perks and many surprises:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAogjIY32hYstDNgr3h07qA/join-For Business Inqu. But this time he was in no position to kill anyone. Why arent they attacking Alite instead?Hes the real target for them, Out of all places why would they still be living in Howard Beach, for their own safety they should at least move to a neighborhood that isn't as mobbed up. Alite, a small-time drug dealer from Woodside, worked hard to insinuate himself into Junior's circle in 1984. This is a death sentence. Additionally, he is popular for his role as Johnny Alletto. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. [15], Alite's testimony was largely undermined during cross examination. Nobody believed John Alite, and thats why Im home, says Gotti. Richie Gottis son-in-law who we left on the side of the Belt Parkway, I batted him, I left him there for dead The Kuzanowski brothers, two of them I baseball-batted. (Socially-distanced, of course, although there might need to be a bulletproof glass divider at the table.) [5], On April 26, 2011, Alite was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison. 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. ), Why does Alite care today? 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. Alite says he once beat up Genie Gotti, Juniors uncle, in prison. The world that I was a part of would have slaughtered Johnny Alite. Hedoeshave principles and a strong moral code, she says, adding. There's only a handful of individuals that I would trust with my life, and with my honor as a person, and one of those is John Alite. I completely agree with Davethat he would have been tasked to work Alite if he had notified his superiors of the relationship, says Wong. Probation Office claiming that Alite broke the terms of his supervised release in a New Jersey gun case which prompted an investigation that sent Alite back to prison for three months. 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. Pedophiles are lower than rats. Discover John Alite's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. I feel bad for the kids. John Edward Alite, or more commonly known as Johnny Alletto, was associated with the Gambino crime family. Over the years, Johnny Alite has been in and out of prison. 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. Edit: seriously though, this is messed up. At the height of Gigante's reign, the Hes been been working with a therapist for 15 years to understand and control his temper. I had all this money, houses, womenits all fake. Alite spoke of reaching out to the daughter of a gangster whose murder he arranged, and forming a bond with her. The past is the past, you know what I mean? He has stabbed, shot and killed dozens more. And after tonight, when you go online and search his name, youre gonna hear far more than Im able to tell you tonight. Read also: Joshua Weissman net worth: Secrets of success Later in life, Alite publicly denounced the life of organized crime and became a motivational speaker, podcaster and book author. John Alite, born in 1962, is an American former mobster and associate of the Gambino crime family. He says he came away at times feeling that Alite was embellishing. They don't charge me; they don't have the bodies. The men attended Yankee games, a Tyson fight, and meals together. September, 2020. Hell, no. John Gotti's grandson has married in a star-studded ceremony. The funeral was kept to a small number of relatives and friends, including Alite, who was like a sergeant-at-arms guarding the casket where my grandson was, says Dave, his voice breaking. [FBI videos also show Alite in front of Gotti Sr.'s Manhattan social club with many Gambino mobsters.] [FBI videos also show Alite in front of Gotti Sr.'s Manhattan social club with many Gambino mobsters.] Our kids are friends. . But, according to the book, he discovered Junior would turn and run when things got mean on the streets, vanishing from any operation at the sound of a siren. Plus or minus one, they stay true.Prosecutor Trezevant, who spent hundreds of hours debriefing Alite, says investigators in New York and Florida reverse-engineered Alites claims to confirm them. Alite has claimed he had an affair with her, which shes vehemently denied. Meanwhile, Alite has helpedGentile cope with devastating personal tragedies in his own lifeincluding one that struck in October, a month after the Camden event, with the sudden death of his young grandson, Nicky, who his grandparents raised since childhood. 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