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Desi Arnaz — Part 1

42 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Feb 25, 1960 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Desi Arnaz · 42 pages OCR'd
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dhe. — . . a ae wT Aa te mes semaine fae r nt Reale a ee eS an ee ak ee ee i eects eg . a - 0 a wT oe! 2% : y “os @ bad : = : : * » : 1a i . . te Jones to DeLoach Memorandum Re: "The Untouchables" - Television Show _ With the assistance of a reporter for ''The Daily Variety," 7 a movieland newspaper, Eliot Ness learns that Nitti's contact man Rogers is actually Zoran Bresnavitch and exploring background information on Bresnavitch he learns that there is an outstanding indictment against him on the Mann | Act (White Slave Traffic Act). About the same time the United States Attorney in Chicago agrees to let Ness do an audit of the Star chain's books. Miller becomes worried and contacts the Nitti gang. Ness locates Bresnavitch (Rogers) and arrests him. Ness then goes to Miami with a gubpeona for Miller to appear before the Federal Grand Jury. He offers not to serve the subpoena on Miller if he will testify for the prosecution on the extortion charge against Nitti. Miller tells Ness this is "plain blackmail" and Ness does not t deny it and tells him that he "leaves him no choice." Miller returns to Chicago with Ness as a body guard; however, the Nitti gang tries to assassinate him on the trip from the airport to the — courthouse. A battle royal ensues between "The Untouchables" and the Nitti gang. One of the gangsters who is wounded attempts to shoot Ness; however, one of the treasury agents, Cam Allison, shields Ness from the bullets with his own body but is killed by his act. The story, draws to a rapid close at this point with Lennox contacting Bresnavitch in jail and arranging for his release. He tells him that Nitti plans to kill him upon his release and suggests that he get out of town as fast as he can. Bresnavitch calls his girl friend, Ellie Morley, so that they can run off together; however, before she can leave the apartment Nitti and his chief enforcer,Companian, — arrive to wait for Bresnavitch. On a pretext, Ellie leaves the apartment to _ warn Bresnavitch but is unsuccessful in reaching him before he leaves the ~ jail. She calls Ness who arrives at the scene just after Ellie is stabbed to death by Companian who sees her making this call. As Bresnavitch and Ness arrive simultaneously, Nitti and Companian are seen by Ness and "The Untouchables" as they run from Ellie's apartment and a gunfight . follows which eventually leads to a subway. Companian is killed by gunfire and Nitti is killed beneath the wheels of a train. The commentator adds that with the death of Nitti and the successful conviction of the remainder | of the gang, this broke up the extortion racket of the theater chains.
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