USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the team of FBI agents responsible for the imprisonment of Al Capone?
A
The Unstoppables
B
The Untouchables
C
The Unbeatables
D
The Unreachables
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Untouchables were special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition led by Eliot Ness, who, from 1930 to 1932, worked to end Al Capone’s illegal activities by aggressively enforcing Prohibition laws against his organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eliot Ness, (born April 19, 1903, Chicago-died May 7, 1957), American crime fighter, head of a nine-man team of law officers called the “Untouchables, ” who opposed Al Capone’s underworld network in Chicago.

Detailed explanation-3: -New York City. Capone initially became involved with small-time gangs that included the Junior Forty Thieves and the Bowery Boys. He then joined the Brooklyn Rippers, and then the powerful Five Points Gang based in Lower Manhattan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Capone is later convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to eleven years in prison. On the day Capone begins serving his sentence, Ness closes up his office, giving Malone’s St. Jude medallion and callbox key to Stone as a farewell present.

Detailed explanation-5: -Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone and enforce Prohibition in Chicago. He was the leader of a team of law enforcement agents, nicknamed The Untouchables.

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