Those alleged surveillance tapes DO NOT clearly show any faces and it's nearly impossible to determine who is who in them.

I believe Alite was closely connected to Junior Gotti (obviously). He strong-armed guys dealing drugs to extort a weekly envelope also (under the auspices of the Gambino Family power - not his own).

He and his little crew also dealt drugs heavily in the streets on a more retail level (NOT large wholesale). He was not that well hooked in for that. He also whacked out a few guys. But if you pay attention you'll see the guys he hurt were mostly low-level independent or semi-independent Queens drug pushers. Not 'connected' high-level mafiosi or central guys to OC.

He was an Albanian who grew up in Queens, gravitated to crime and tied up with the Gotti's through Jr., and that was how he got close to them. He was used by them for grunt work, made some dollars, and wore that Gambino flag. But he was not an important guy in the scheme of things. And any respect or recognition he got from wiseguys is tied directly into his relationship with the Gotti's. The old "respect the dog for the master" theory.

But he was NOT an important guy. At all! No matter what he says or how he tries to portray himself. He is a legend in his own mind.

PS: But he was VERY CLOSE to John Gotti Jr., that's a given.