CRIMEJun 22 · 22:37 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Prosecutors allege that mob hitman turned councilman in New Jersey has returned to crime

John Alite, a former mob hitman and current councilman in Englishtown, New Jersey, was arrested on charges including extortion and loansharking. Authorities found weapons in his home and allege he used threats of violence to collect debts through his corporation, Straightened-Out Entertainment Inc.

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