Mr. Martel, nice little fib there. My father Peter Mule Sr was housed with joel in fact they worked in the woodshop together. but you did not tell the whole story. First of all that leo Kern, the REAL reason he was killed is because his father was another Bernie Manoff. He stole alot of money from alot of different investors for Robert Harvey,an atty in new orleans. Joe Joe’s orders was to make it look like a robbery. The reason Harry Lee got so involved was to protect Mr. Daniel Oppenihiemer who was the brains behind the whole scam in which, after he could not pass his bar exam, used the money to build what is now State Farm Acceptance. A
I am a bit intrigued by this "rest of the story" though; despite cellmate stories not being trusted sources of information. I know that part of your father's information is correct: there is indeed a Daniel A. Oppenheimer involved with American Thrift & Finance Plan, the successor of State Farm Acceptance. Hmm.
More info is needed. Do you happen to know the full name of the scam artist (the elder Kern)? Also, who is "Joe Joe"? That sounds familiar, but it's been some years since I lived in that area. I can't quite place the nickname.
There was always something about that murder that didn't seem to add up - but if the robbery was just for show, it was certainly successful. The one part that really doesn't fit is the victim. Why was the son of a wealthy con artist working his butt off as a McDonald's manager?
If you have more details, please reply by private message. Don't need to hijack this thread any further.