Sinatra - FWIW: For all the years I knew Bernie he wanted to be made more than anything else in the world. His life-long friend, Lenny, told him that if he made his "bones" wackin' Ernie that he would make him. If anyone told Jeff he would be made, it would have been Bernie who was paid $35k for the hit.

Ernie was told by the FBI that he was in danger. Ernie was also told by a high ranking Pittsburgh associate that if he didn't pull his poker machines out of the joints in Hillsville that bad things would happen. Ernie actually worked with Bernie at The All American Club for years and was really a "stand-up guy".

Keep in mind that Bernie recruited the Black drug dealers when he realized there wasn't enough Greek bridge painters to keep feeding The All American Club.