On December 22, 1917, with the majorities well in excess of the two-third requirement, Congress submitted to the 18th Amendment to the states. This amendment prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors". By January 1919, ratification was complete

6. Joe Leeson, a legendary genius when it came to tailing someone in an automobile,

With his group now complete, Ness began to put into effect the first of his plans. In October of 1929, Ness had planned to close down eighteen stills located in Chicago Heights in one night. Each of Ness's men was given several Prohibition agents and at least one still to raid. They spent hours studying the map and decided how to approach each target. The raids were all scheduled to occur at the simultaneously at nine thirty at night, so that they could make a clean sweep before the news got around. Ness had chosen to raid the Cozy Corners Saloon, the brain center of the Chicago Heights operation. Using a sawed off shotguns, Ness and his crew busted through the doors of saloons all over Chicago Heights. "The operation was a success: eighteen stills were shut down and fifty people were jailed. The stills were dismantled and stored as evidence. Now with that successful raid to boost their confidence, Ness and his men took aim at Capone's major operation-the breweries," (Bardsley 6).

On March 13th, 1931, a federal grand jury met secretly to act on the government's claim that in 1924, Al Capone had a tax liability of $32,488.81. The jury returned the indictment against Capone, but it was kept secret until the investigation was complete for the years of 1925-1929. On June 5th, 1931, the grand jury met again and returned a second indictment against Capone with twenty-two counts of tax evasion totaling over $200,000. A week later, a third indictment was returned on the evidence provided by "The Untouchables". "Capone and sixty-eight of his members of his gang were charged with some 5,000 separate violations of the Volstead Act," (Bardsley 13).

3. Barney Cloonan, a giant muscular, black-haired Irishman,

, with 80% of the members of 46-state legislatures recorded approval.

Capone was facing 34 years in jail and, $90,000 in fines, if the government completely won its case. Capone's lawyers presented U.S. Attorney Johnson with a deal. Capone would plead guilty to a relatively light sentence. Johnson took the deal and agreed to recommend a 21/2-year sentence. "On June 16th, 1931, Capone pleaded guilty to three Federal indictments," ("Capone Pleads Guilty to Charges; May Get 3 Years" 1). Capone's trial was adjourned until June 30th. At the June 30th trial, Judge Wilkerson threw out the deal that Capone had previously made with Johnson after it was proven that Capone's gang was bribing members of the jury. At the last minute, the Judge switched the jury with another one that had been assembled for a different trial.

to Leavenworth. In May of 1932, "The Untouchables" escorted Al Capone to the train that would take him to the Atlanta penitentiary. This was the last mission for "The Untouchables". The special squad was disbanded and the agents were reassigned. In recognition of his outstanding services, Eliot Ness was promoted to Chief Investigator of Prohibition forces for the entire Chicago division.

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