[3] During his time in the police force, Previte extorted traffic violators, shook down restaurant owners, stripped impounded cars, stole from crime scenes and solicited payoffs from bookies and mobsters.

[2][3][1] Previte was arrested for theft in 1985, but the charges were dropped after he agreed to work with New Jersey State Police.

[1][3] By 1993, Previte was a big earner for the Philadelphia crime family, became a made man, and also became the personal driver for boss John Stanfa.

[1] Previte wore a wire for more than two-and-a-half years, recording more than 400 hours of conversations, also testifying during mob trials, which helped convict over 50 mobsters, including Joey Merlino and Ralph Natale.

[6] Previte died in a Galloway Township, New Jersey hospital on August 21, 2017, of a heart attack, aged 73.