Is Al embellishing here? I mean the mayor, De Niro, La Motta and JFK's son dining at Donna Rosa; I find it hard to believe.

I read elsewhere some guy talking about his girlfriend working at the place when Al started co-operating and he said that the place was just a front and not a legitimate business.

http://books.google.ie/books?id=IKVWTsi5...iro&f=false

I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.