After finishing the article, I'm impressed! He claims his work for the mob is a plus.
Ex-Gambino mobster John Alite — who served time for murders, beatdowns — now a NJ councilman: ‘Here to redeem my whole life’
“I understand the Machiavelli stuff, the treachery,” said Alite.
“I mean every aspect of the street is like the government, so I understand the maneuvering these candidates are doing, so I feel I’ll be able to bring my knowledge & past history into politics.”
“Yeah, there were people who opposed it — but I don’t run from my past at all,” he said. “I use it as a way to move forward, to influence kids and get them off the street, to turn a negative into a positive.”
https://nypost.com/2025/03...
Ex-Gambino mobster John Alite — who served time for murders, beatdowns — now a NJ councilman: ‘Here to redeem my whole life’
“I understand the Machiavelli stuff, the treachery,” said Alite.
“I mean every aspect of the street is like the government, so I understand the maneuvering these candidates are doing, so I feel I’ll be able to bring my knowledge & past history into politics.”
“Yeah, there were people who opposed it — but I don’t run from my past at all,” he said. “I use it as a way to move forward, to influence kids and get them off the street, to turn a negative into a positive.”
https://nypost.com/2025/03...
Exclusive | Ex-Gambino mobster John Alite now councilman in Englishtown, New Jersey
John Alite, a former Gambino crime family enforcer-turned-mob turncoat, was sworn in Wednesday as a councilman representing the sleepy New Jersey borough of Englishtown.
https://nypost.com/2025/03/15/us-news/ex-gambino-mobster-john-alite-now-councilman-in-englishtown-new-jersey/
04:53 PM - Mar 15, 2025
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