Cosa Nostra News

This isn’t breaking news, we know, but we haven’t exactly been covering any of this stuff for some time—though we are planning to return. As for John Alite, though it looks bad for him based on some of the facts, we’re reserving our verdict until the end, which is how this process is supposed to work in the USA: " Innocent until proven guilty" is the foundational legal doctrine known as the presumption of innocence. It mandates that the government bears the burden of proving an accused person's guilt. To convict, the prosecution must present evidence establishing every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Former Gambino associate/ Englishtown councilman John Alite , whom we’ve known and been writing about for over 10 years (do a search, you will see ), lent more than $200,000 to two individuals at exorbitant—and illegal—interest rates, then threatened them with violence when they missed payments. So said a New Jersey state prosecutor. John Alite. (Source: Asb...

Englishtown, New Jersey, entered the pages of history in the 18th century when General George Washington briefly made it his headquarters following the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. The town got another dramatic, albeit much more recent, kick last month when the mayor appointed former Gambino associate John Alite to serve on the town council. By now, many of you have already heard about—or read  the big New York Post story  on—John Alite’s latest gig serving as a councilman for Englishtown, a small town of around 2,300 residents in New Jersey's Monmouth County. (Fun fact:  Vito Genovese purchased property  there in 1935 and had the grounds redesigned to resemble Naples, Italy. The gardens of the estate—which include a fake volcano—can still be perused today.) Alite’s move into politics doesn’t really surprise us—pretty much nothing does these days. This nation last November elected a twice-impeached convicted felon to the office of President of the United States. In fa...