As a young man, Alo was convicted of armed robbery and sent to either Sing Sing or Dannemora state prison.
He served in three of the most infamous New York prisons, Sing Sing, Attica, and Dannemora.
The East Auckland area includes some south-eastern suburbs within the boundaries of the old Manukau City and Auckland City areas, typified by Howick and including but not limited to Pakuranga, Half Moon Bay, Mount Wellington and Dannemora.
On December 2, 2009, Jack Rhodes, 47, was sentenced to 75 years in prison at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.