Central Detective Bureau

Both Morton & Leo Bernstein worked on the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case withhout payment specifically doing so in hopes their efforts would lead to recognition for it's solution. As a result everything they turned up was promptly handed over the the NJSP. Once Hauptmann was convicted, they believed their 2-1/2 year efforts indirectly led to his arrest, then stated so by properly filing an application for reward to Gov. Hoffman. Citing a failure to find any evidence of their specific claim, Gov. Hoffman denied them part of the reward. Although not bitter towards the Governor in any way, to Morton Bernstien's dying day, he felt that he had been used & swindled by Col. Schwarzkopf.