John Alite

John Edward Alite also known as " the sheriff", was an associate of the Gambino crime family. Alite was a enforcer for the Gotti's from 1982-2004. Alite was approached by the Gambino faction to carry out a contract on jr , his uncle and brother in law. Jr was made aware of the plot, thus compelling him to become an informant and proffer with the govt to avoid charges relating to criminal activities he was involved in. Alite was located ( with help from jr Gotti) in Brazil , who at the time was a international fugitive . Alite was arrested in Copa Cabana by Interpol and local authorities. Gotti jr has been exposed by several news outlets as having been a govt informant. As a result of the information released to the public, Gotti jr was shelved by the family. He now is a crusader for justice as a crime fighter , allegedly targeting his enemies and people who tried to harm him. The ongoing hostilities stem from alite exposing the 302 in his book " Gotti's rules " the demise of the American mafia.

Early life

Born on September 30, 1962 in Queens, New York City, Alite, the grandson of Albanian immigrants[1] from Gjirokastër in Albania[2] grew up in Woodhaven, Queens and briefly attended the University of Tampa on a baseball scholarship and played on the university team, The Spartans but left after one semester following an injury. He testified in court that he was introduced to organized crime when an uncle took him to a gambling den in The Bronx and was accompanied by a made man in the Gambino crime family. He married his wife Carol on February 14, 1989 in Hawaii. The witness to his wedding was John Gotti Jr. He divorced his wife Carol several years later. In 2009 Carol complained while testifying in court that her ex-husband John owed her more than $30,000 in child support. This claim was proven to be fabricated, and not true in court.[3]

Working for Gotti

Alite and Gotti met in their teens and began engaging in criminal enterprises, according to federal prosecutors. Alite has testified that he and Gotti ran a cocaine trafficking ring in the Forest Hills section of Queens and extracted a tax from other dealers. By the 1990s, Alite says that the ring was earning $1 million a month. On February 14, 1988, Gotti was best man at Alite's wedding in Queens. The date was selected not because it was Valentine's Day, but as a sign of respect for Gotti because it was his birthday.[4]

According to Alite, his relationship with Gotti and the Gambino leadership soured in 1994 when he confronted an associate, Carmine Agnello. Alite claims that he had been having an affair with Agnello’s wife Victoria Gotti, and grew angry when he believed that Agnello was beating her. Victoria Gotti denied the affair.[5] After a tense reconciliation meeting with Gotti, Alite received the family's permission to move to Tampa, FL, where he had an interest in a valet business run by a friend, Ronnie "One Arm" Trucchio and ran a crew for the Gambino family.[6][7]

Soon afterwards, Alite and Trucchio became involved in a valet company in Tampa, FL., which parked cars at local businesses. Authorities said Alite used his alleged mob ties to threaten and intimidate others in the Tampa valet business.[8] Prosecutors, and Alite, also say that he also arranged for the purchase of Mirage, a Tampa nightclub.[9]

In 1995, Alite was arrested for illegal possession of a firearm in violation of a parole agreement and spent three years in prison. After his release, Alite earned an additional three months back in prison for acting as a go-between for corrupt prison guard Troy Kemmerer who was smuggling sperm donation kits in and out of Allenwood Federal Prison for inmate Antonino Parlavecchio, who was trying to impregnate his wife Maria.[10]

As federal racketeering indictments were handed down for his group's activities in the Tampa area, Alite fled to Rio de Janeiro in January 2004 and lived and worked in the Copacabana neighborhood, according to the Brazilian Federal Police. He lived there for 10 months before authorities arrested him. He served two years in prison in Brazil ,alite while fighting extradition, he learned of his boss 302 statement was eventually handed over to federal authorities in Tampa, FL, for trial in 2006.[11]

Government informant

In January 2008, Alite secretly pleaded guilty to 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, although he confessed to have murdered up to 15 people and shooting approximately 37 people.[3] The maximum penalty for the charges is life in prison. Alite agreed to testify in the trial of Gambino familyenforcer Charles "Charlie Canig" Carneglia, who was found guilty of four murders and is now serving a life sentence.

After the successful trial against Carneglia, federal prosecutors have made him a witness in their unsuccessful racketeering trial against Gotti. Prosecutors charged that Gotti ordered the murders of George Grosso and Bruce Gotterup, who prosecutors said were part of the drug ring he and Alite operated in Queens.[12] After 11 days of deliberations, the jury sent word that they were deadlocked and Judge P. Kevin Castel declared a mistrial. Interviewed after the trial, jurors said that they had not trusted prosecution witnesses, particularly Alite.[13][14]

On April 26, 2011, Alite was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Having served six years since his extradition, he was released in 2013. He is known for saying that "those who know me know why I did what I did, and those who don’t should mind their own business" when asked about his decision to cooperate and testify. According to his official website [15] he is currently on the speaking circuit as a motivational speaker and addressing anti-bullying, at risk youth and domestic violence.


John Alite was released from supervised parole in 2017.

Biography

  • Anastasia, George (2015). Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia. NY: Harper Collins. ISBN 9780062370419.

References

  1. ↑ "About John Alite". The Official Website of John Alite. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "John Alite në Kosovë: Do formoja ushtrinë time, sikur ta dija që shqiptarët janë kaq trima". Top Channel. Retrieved 14 June 2018. "John Alite, shqiptari me origjinë nga Gjirokastra, i lindur dhe i rritur në Queens të NYC, nga i biri i një taksisti"
  3. 1 2 Graham, Kevin. "Gotti friend with Tampa ties admits role in killings, feds say". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Marzulli, John (February 24, 2009). "Former Gotti crony John Alite claims affair with Victoria Gotti, Junior Gotti's sister". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ Neumeister, Larry (May 1, 2009). "'Junior' Gotti's mother speaks out in NYC court". Associated Press. Retrieved October 30, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  6. ↑ Gendar, Alison (October 6, 2009). "A kiss-off from mob turncoat John Alite to Junior Gotti". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ Weimar, Carrie (October 16, 2006). "Throwback: Tampa Mob Trial". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Weimar, Carrie (November 7, 2006). "Witness says valet firm's rivals were scared off". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  9. ↑ Silvestrini, Elaine (October 10, 2008). "Former Club Mirage Manager Seeks Release On Bail". Tampa Bay Online. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  10. ↑ Levy, Marc (April 14, 2002). "Bribery and biological clock fueled sperm smuggling ring". AP Worldstream. Retrieved October 30, 2016 – via HighBeam Research. (Subscription required (help)).
  11. ↑ "Brazil hands over mob case fugitive". St. Petersburg Times. December 23, 2006. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  12. ↑ Gendar, Alison; Siemaszko, Corky (October 1, 2009). "Mob turncoat John Alite testifies he got nails done with John Gotti Jr. after drug dealer's murder". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
  13. ↑ Porpora, Kenny; Mcshane, Larry (December 2, 2009). "Prosecution case against Junior Gotti wasn't credible, juror says". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  14. ↑ Feuer, Alan (December 1, 2009). "A 4th Mistrial in Federal Prosecution of John A. Gotti". The New York Times. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  15. ↑ http://www.johnalite.com


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