Englishtown, NJ Republicans Appoint Former Mobster to Town Council

iluvatar5150 said:

It’s good to see Republicans so eager to give felons a second chance.

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It's not exactly unpresidented.

iluvatar5150 said:

Ex-Gotti mob enforcer who served time for murder is new Englishtown councilman - New Jersey Globe

A former mob enforcer who spent fourteen years in prison for at least six murders was sworn in this week as a councilman in Englishtown, the New York Post

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A former mob enforcer who spent fourteen years in prison for at least six murders was sworn in this week as a councilman in Englishtown, the New York Post has reported.​

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Local Republicans picked John Alite to replace Kyle Jewusiak, who resigned after winning in 2024.​

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Alite spent about fourteen years in prison for the murders, his role in roughly 37 shootings, and “countless beatdowns while working as a Gambino henchman,” according to the Post.​

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The 62-year-old Alite was part of the Gambino crime family and a boyhood friend of mob boss John Gotti’s son; he was the best man at Gott’s wedding.​

It’s good to see Republicans so eager to give felons a second chance.

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I had not heard this and when I looked into it, it seems that's just the tip of the iceberg. According to a local news outlet, NJ 101.5, "More than half of Englishtown's elected officials have resigned in protest of a mayor they say is consolidating power and demanding only "yes men" — and who appointed a convicted killer and mob rat to the governing body. Only one of the elected councilpersons remains. The rest have either resigned or are appointees of Republican Mayor Daniel Francisco.
Earlier this month, Francisco requested that two fellow Republicans on the council resign for a mysterious reason.
Two other Republican members resigned in protest soon after. One said the mayor was looking to run the town on his own, while the other said she feared for her well-being." It just goes to show that politics is a dirty mess. I first decided to look into the matter when I noticed in the post that he was appointed and I was curious why there was no election. It seems that in this town the Mayor can fill vacant seats on the council by appointment. I guess they have their tax collector now.