I have/had this fascination with the Scarfo era for a while because that's what I grew up with. I remember not being allowed off the school bus because my neighbor was being arrested by the swat/FBI team. It was nuts.

But after reading the books, I think Phillip Leonetti and Nicky Scarfo were out of their minds. Maybe Gotti just told them because the Bull was close with them and he told Gotti they could be trusted. Like the above post, these guys were doing murdering "Favors" for each other. SHit, Gotti was so full of himself that he probably told Scarfo to brag. Like when your cat kills a mouse or bird and leaves it on the doorstep for you to see.