{"id":2441,"date":"2026-06-20T05:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:07:30","slug":"new-jersey-republican-with-mafia-rap-sheet-arrested-for-loan-sharking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=2441","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Republican with mafia rap sheet arrested for loan sharking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A Republican town official in New Jersey with a colorful history that includes ties to the mafia and a 14-year prison sentence for murder told constituents he was now on the straight and narrow \u2014 but now he&#8217;s been arrested again.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=2439\">Trump hemorrhaging support from key business community as \u2018buyer\u2019s remorse\u2019 settles in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the New Jersey Globe, John Alite, who was appointed to serve on the Englishtown council last year, &#8220;made loans that exceeded the maximum legal rate and later threatened to commit violent acts to obtain property and cash,&#8221; per charges brought by state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. He faces charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, and terroristic threats \u2014 and Davenport &#8220;also accused Alite of misusing a business he owns, Straightened-Out Entertainment, as part of the scheme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur office is dedicated to ensuring that all businesses conduct themselves fairly and lawfully,&#8221; said Davenport in announcing the charges. &#8220;The conduct alleged in this case was anything but, and we will work to hold those who cheat and steal accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Criminal involvement would not be a first time issue for Alite.<\/p>\n<p>As The Guardian noted last year, Alite &#8220;once served as a top &#8216;earner&#8217; for John &#8216;the Teflon Don&#8217; Gotti, and later for his son John Gotti Jr.,&#8221; some of the most infamous American mafia bosses, and he was &#8220;nicknamed &#8216;the Calculator&#8217; because of his financial acumen in helping to move 8kg of cocaine a month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=2438\">\u2018Trying to hide\u2019: Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump\u2019s name was removed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, after being caught in Brazil, &#8220;Alite turned cooperating government witness against the younger Gotti, and pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including two murders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After serving his time, Alite insisted he wanted simply to put his experience in organized crime to do honest work in politics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People ask me why? I tell them I have more experience than all these politicians,&#8221; he said when he was first appointed. \u201cPlus I\u2019m not a criminal any more \u2013 I\u2019m on a mission to do things the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=2437\">Ex-ambassador shocked by \u2018major concession\u2019 in Trump\u2019s Iran deal: \u2018Trump is giving up\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican town official in New Jersey with a colorful history that includes ties to the mafia and a 14-year prison sentence for murder told constituents he was now on the straight and narrow \u2014 but now he&#8217;s been arrested again.According to the New Jersey Globe, John Alite, who was appointed to ser&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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