2026年6月20日 / 美国东部时间上午11:09 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
周五，一名新泽西市议员因敲诈勒索及其他多项罪名被捕，此人此前曾作为黑帮打手承认犯下多起谋杀案。
新泽西州总检察长在一份新闻稿中表示，现年63岁的约翰·阿莱特是新泽西州英格伍德镇的市议员，周五被指控多项敲诈勒索、企业不当行为及其他罪名。
官员们指控阿莱特以超出法定最高利率发放贷款，随后威胁债务人若不交出钱财和财产就施以暴力。检察官还称，阿莱特利用其名下企业“Straightened-Out Entertainment, Inc.”推行该诈骗计划。
2013年，前甘比诺黑帮成员、政府线人约翰·阿莱特在皇后区街道上摆拍。图源：纽约每日新闻 via 盖蒂图片社
“此次逮捕是严谨调查工作以及刑事司法司与新泽西州警察通力协作的成果，他们每日不辞辛劳地追求正义，”总检察长詹妮弗·达文波特说道。“我们办公室致力于确保所有企业公平合法经营。本案中指控的行为完全背离了这一准则，我们将追究所有欺诈和盗窃者的责任。”
身为皇后区阿尔巴尼亚裔美国人的阿莱特长期与有组织犯罪存在关联，曾作为臭名昭著的戈蒂犯罪家族的首席打手，同时也是甘比诺家族的长期成员。
2015年，他在接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻采访时谈及自己当初脱离黑帮的决定。他声称自己曾犯下15起谋杀案，枪击过30至40人，还用管道和棒球棒殴打过百余人。
他曾描述一起有组织暗杀行动：“我们交谈的时候，我朝他头部开了两到三枪，然后朝他吐口水。这根本不算什么，就像去看一场棒球比赛一样，事后我还出去吃了芝士汉堡，加双份芝士，再配可乐和薯条。”
阿莱特在美国和巴西服刑超过14年，获释后他否认了自己的黑帮关联。随后他推出了一档热门播客《Catch Me On The Run》，在节目中披露了自己在黑帮时期以及躲避联邦探员追查的细节。
他还参与撰写或出镜了多部书籍及纪录片。2025年5月，英格伍德镇市长丹尼尔·弗朗西斯科任命阿莱特进入市议会。他当时告诉《卫报》，在女儿因芬太尼过量去世后，他想要参选以帮助社区。
“再说了，我不再是罪犯了，”他当时说道。“我的使命是用正确的方式做事。”
New Jersey council member, who previously admitted to several murders, arrested for extortion
June 20, 2026 / 11:09 AM EDT / CBS News
A New Jersey council member, who previously admitted to several murders as a mob enforcer, was arrested for extortion amid other charges on Friday.
John Alite, 63, a councilman in Englishtown, NJ, was charged Friday with multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct and other charges, New Jersey’s Attorney General said in a news release.
Officials allege Alite made loans outside of the maximum legal rate and then threatened the debtors with violent acts if they didn’t hand over money and property. Prosecutors allege Alite also used his business, Straightened-Out Entertainment, Inc., to promote the scheme.
Former Gambino mobster and government informant John Alite poses on a Queens street in 2013. New York Daily News via Getty
“These arrests are the result of rigorous investigative work and the strong cooperation between the Division of Criminal Justice and New Jersey State Police, who work tirelessly every day in the pursuit of justice,” said Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. “Our office is dedicated to ensuring that all businesses conduct themselves fairly and lawfully. The conduct alleged in this case was anything but, and we will work to hold those who cheat and steal accountable.”
An Albanian-American from Queens, Alite has long had ties to organized crime, as the top enforcer for the infamous Gotti crime family and a longtime member of the Gambino family.
In 2015, he spoke to CBS News in an interview about his earlier decision to leave the mob. He claimed to have committed 15 murders, shot 30 to 40 people and beaten more than one hundred others with pipes and baseball bats.
He described one organized hit, saying then, “While we were in the conversation, I shot him two or three times in the head, then spit on him. It was nothing, like going to a baseball game, I went out (afterward) for a cheeseburger, double cheese, Coke and fries.”
Alite served more than 14 years in prison in the United States and Brazil, and after being released, he repudiated his mob ties. He went on to launch a popular podcast called “Catch Me On The Run,” where he revealed details about his years with the mob and running from the feds.
He wrote or appeared in numerous books as well as several documentaries. Alite was appointed to the council by Englishtown’s mayor, Daniel Francisco, in May 2025. He told the Guardian he wanted to run to help the community after his daughter died from a fentanyl overdose.
“Plus, I’m not a criminal any more,” he said at the time. “I’m on a mission to do things the right way.”
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