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Dec 31, 2018 · Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 - May 16, 1957) was a U.S. special agent in charge of enforcing prohibition in Chicago, IL. He is best known for leading a squad of special agents, nicknamed “The Untouchables,” which was responsible for the capture, arrest, and ultimate incarceration of Italian mobster Al Capone.
May 16, 2017 · Cleveland’s Great Lakes Brewing Company, a craft brewer par excellence (trust me) makes an excellent beer called Eliot Ness in his honor, a high honor indeed since the amber lager is top notch. Unfortunately, an effort to have a Federal building in Washington, DC (BATFE headquarters) named after Ness was sunk by a couple of malcontent Chicago aldermen that protested the naming, claiming Ness ...
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Sep 16, 2022 · Eliot Ness gained fame as the FBI agent who headed the investigation of Chicago mobster Al Capone. Later, as head of the police force in Cleveland, he tried to bring a possible serial killer to ...
Feb 18, 2014 · The rat-a-tat Tommy-gun tale of its author, Eliot Ness, and his incorruptible men in the Prohibition Bureau battling Chicago gangster Al Capone, proved to be a hard-boiled gem. It sold more than a ...
Feb 15, 2014 · Author Douglas Perry's new book, Eliot Ness: The Rise and Fall of an American Hero, paints a portrait of the legendary lawman as a flawed but genuinely good guy who floundered when away from the ...
In the 1920's, the mob ruled Chicago. Al Capone had lawmen, the police force, and politicians under his thumb, but it was Eliot Ness, a federal agent with th...
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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent. He was famous for his roles to bring down Al Capone and push Prohibition laws in Chicago , Illinois . He was the leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents from Chicago, nicknamed The Untouchables .
