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Alite testifies that Gotti perused lawyer's records

Quick ReadJohn Alite says Gotti was given access to all the lawyer's client files.

In this photo released by the Agencia Estado,

Photo credit: AP | In this photo released by the Agencia Estado, John Edward Alite, also known as John Alletto, 42, is seen after his arrest at the Interpol building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. November 24, 2004)

There's a long history of prosecution attacks on so-called "mob lawyers" for various alleged ethical transgressions, but John Alite came up with a new one Thursday in testimony at John "Junior" Gotti's racketeering trial.

Alite, the star informant who was a former top deputy to Gotti, described how he, Gotti and another man were arrested for after a bar rumble outside a Long Island nightclub...

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