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Those were honest agents who would not take bribes.

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Who tags Elliot Ness and his passe with the name The Untouchables?

The media gave Eliot Ness and his team of Prohibition agents the nickname the Untouchables. This was due to a failed attempt by Al Capone to bribe the group.


What famous lawman led a team of Chicago law enforcement agents called The Untouchables?

Eliot Ness


What gangster lead the untouchables?

"The Untouchables" were not gangsters. They were Federal Agents, led by Elliot Ness in Chicago during "Prohibition". The term "Untouchables" was a phrase labeled to them because the could not be bribed or coerced to look the other way while gangsters and especially, Al Capone continued bootlegging and running the Chicago Mob. At that time the cops,politicians,mayors,business owners were all, or nearly all, crooked and accepted bribes from the gangsters to continue selling illegal booze and running rackets.


Who are the group called untouchables?

--In India the untouchables, or Dalits, are the objects of extreme prejudice and discrimination. --The Untouchables TV series (1959-1963) focused on a group of Prohibition Agents in Chicago during the 1930's. Because of their courage and incorruptibility they were nicknamed The Untouchables. It was made into a movie by the same name in 1987.


What did the untouchables do?

The Untouchables were members of the lowest social caste in India, who were considered impure and were often subjected to discrimination and exclusion from society. They performed occupations deemed as "unclean" such as handling dead bodies or working with leather. The discrimination they faced was based on the belief in the Hindu caste system.


Did Eliot Ness ever kill someone with a gun?

There is no definitive evidence that Eliot Ness, a law enforcement officer during the Prohibition era, ever personally killed someone with a gun. Ness was known for his leadership in the Untouchables, a group of prohibition agents who fought against organized crime. While he was involved in various crime-fighting activities, it is unclear if he directly caused any fatalities.


Who dogged Al Capone and became his greatest nemeses?

Eliot Ness, Federal prohibition agent for Chicago and leader of the legendary group, The Untouchables.


Enforcement officers?

Government agents who had to stop the transport and sale of alcohol under prohibition


Is there a gang in Oakland called untouchables?

yea der is boy untouchables mafia. xUNT4 30$ 4th generation.


Who were the untouchable?

The term "The Untouchables" can mean the group of incorruptible US Federal agents who were led by Eliot Ness to fight organized crime during the Prohibition Era or the term can be applied to a class of people who are from a lower class or the term can refer to those with a communicable disease such as Leprosy or it can be reference to the cast members who appeared in the TV series and film .


What was Eliot Ness's squad of young detectives called?

they were called " the Untouchables'


What is the name of the film studio which produced the series called the untouchables?

The Untouchables (1959 TV series) was produced by "Desilu Productions" .