That year, Alite pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including two murders and a variety of other crimes, and in 2011, was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison. Due to his cooperation with prosecutors, he was released on a five-year supervised release in 2012.

Where is John Alite?

About John Alite

Upon being released from prison in 2012, Alite collaborated with George Anastasia to publish “Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti and the Demise of the American Mafia.” Alite chose to decline participation in the Witness Protection Program and now resides in New Jersey.

Was Gotti Jr a rat?

It is 20 years since he left 'The Life', being part of the Mob which has defined his family's name as indelibly as that of their fictional counterparts. But 'The Life' refuses to leave him - and now, in an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Online Gotti insists: 'I am not a rat. I am not an informant.