Eliot Ness
Chicago crime fighter
Eliot Ness was an American law enforcement agent famous for leading the "Untouchables," a team of Prohibition-era federal agents who pursued Chicago gangster Al Capone in the 1930s.
The nickname reflected their reputation for refusing bribes.
Ness became a symbol of incorruptible law enforcement, though his legend grew more from later dramatizations than from his actual career accomplishments.
Illegal alcohol production/sale
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- rum-runningIllicit alcohol trafficking
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- 18th AmendmentConstitutional liquor ban
bathtub gin · Roaring Twenties · raids · hooch · smuggling · temperance · dry laws · repeal
- ScarfaceCriminal's disfigurement-based nickname
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- gangsterCriminal organization member
- mobsterOrganized crime member
bootlegger · syndicate · mafia · outfit · racketeer · crime boss · tax evasion · nemesis
Small working group
- G-menFBI agents, informally
- federal agentsNational law enforcement officers
- incorruptibleImpossible to morally compromise
- lawmenOfficial crime fighters
raids · team · loyalty · crimebusters · Chicago · elite · handpicked · memoir
One who examines evidence
- federal agentNational law enforcement officer
- ATFFirearms oversight agency
- crimefighterOne who combats wrongdoing
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
surveillance · wiretapping · evidence · raids · Cleveland · enforcement · justice · conviction
Impossible to morally compromise
- honestFree from deception
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- unbribableCannot be bought
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
upright · ethical · steadfast · moral · virtuous · righteous · honor · scrupulous
bootlegging
Illegal alcohol production/sale
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- rum-runningIllicit alcohol trafficking
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
18th Amendment · bathtub gin · Roaring Twenties · raids · hooch · smuggling · temperance · dry laws · repeal · whiskey
Al Capone
- ScarfaceCriminal's disfigurement-based nickname
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- gangsterCriminal organization member
mobster · bootlegger · syndicate · mafia · outfit · racketeer · crime boss · tax evasion · nemesis · pursuit
squad
Small working group
- G-menFBI agents, informally
- federal agentsNational law enforcement officers
- incorruptibleImpossible to morally compromise
lawmen · raids · team · loyalty · crimebusters · Chicago · elite · handpicked · memoir · Kevin Costner
investigator
One who examines evidence
- federal agentNational law enforcement officer
- ATFFirearms oversight agency
- crimefighterOne who combats wrongdoing
detective · surveillance · wiretapping · evidence · raids · Cleveland · enforcement · justice · conviction · trial
incorruptible
Impossible to morally compromise
- honestFree from deception
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- unbribableCannot be bought
trustworthy · upright · ethical · steadfast · moral · virtuous · righteous · honor · scrupulous · duty
- Prohibition EraProhibition, bootleggers, bootlegging, bootlegger, speakeasies
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- Police Historyconstables, Metropolitan Police, night watch, Scotland Yard, sheriffs
Eliot NessAl Capone
mobster · gangster · bootlegger · Lucky Luciano · rum runner
Eliot NessJohn Dillinger
Bonnie and Clyde · Pretty Boy Floyd · Baby Face Nelson · Machine Gun Kelly · Jesse James