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Eliot Ness In Trump's America

September 09, 2020 by Tom Stewart

Eliot Ness was untouchable. He earned that name both the hard and the easy way; by taking on the Mob of Al Capone in Chicago during Prohibition, and by being incorruptible in a world of corruption. He was offered money, baited with women, power and fame; but he was Untouchable. He hired a squad of Ness’s, also untouchable… mostly. When graft refused to take hold, bullets were flung his way, and the way of his team, costing Ness one Untouchable.

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September 09, 2020 /Tom Stewart
eliot ness, untouchables, chicago, al capone, capone, cleveland, mad butcher, robert stack, kevin costner, folk hero, ohio history, trump, donald trump, american hero
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