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US AGENTS BY : GRANT CRYTZER. ELIOT NESS Eliot Ness was born April 19, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. Eliot Ness had FIVE siblings. He went to the University.

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1 US AGENTS BY : GRANT CRYTZER

2 ELIOT NESS Eliot Ness was born April 19, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. Eliot Ness had FIVE siblings. He went to the University of Chicago, he graduated in 1925, and earned his Master’s degree in the field of economics. Ness also had two failed marriages. Eliot Ness University of Chicago

3 G-Man is a slang term for government man. They got that nickname when George Kelly said, “Don’t shoot G-Men.”

4 Eliot Ness had a lot of jobs. Here are two of them: He joined the U.S. Treasury Department. On December 1935, Mayor Harold Burton hired him as the city’s Safety Director of Chicago. Chicago

5 WHY WAS ELIOT NESS FAMOUS? Ness was in charge of investigating Al Capone's breweries and taking down his evil schemes. Ness also stopped corruption and the lack of performance in the police department. Eliot Ness Al Capone

6 AL CAPONE Al Capone was the enemy of Eliot Ness and was taken down by Ness. Actor portraying Al Capone Actor portraying Eliot Ness

7 CHICAGO Chicago was home to Al Capone and Eliot Ness. Chicago is the third biggest city in the United States. It has 2.3 million residents. Chicago

8 PROHIBITION Alcohol was prohibited in the United States. Al Capone sold alcohol and had breweries that made it. Now in Chicago they have a brewery named after Al Capone. This picture shows people fighting for the right to consume alcohol.

9 TOMMY GUNS Tommy Guns were used by soldiers, criminals, gangsters, police, and regular people. They were invented in 1919 and became famous during the prohibition era. Tommy Gun

10 SOURCES Wikipedia Google images Eliot Ness the Real Story By: Grant Crytzer


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