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The Untouchables
1959 · TV series · 60 min episodes · 4 seasons
Created by Quinn Martin
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
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Back in the early days of TV, "The Untouchables", set in Prohibition-Era Chicago, ran for a while on network TV. David Mamet made a movie out of it some years ago.
There's a lot of backstory that can not be adequately covered in a blog post. If you're interested in reading further, I highly suggest watching "The Untouchables," a PBS Frontline documentary following Wall Street executives and the prosecutors during that time.
It explores the roles and motives of different players, and pretty convincingly shows how the game is heavily tilted towards Wall Street executives.
Video: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/untouchables/
Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/business-economy-financial-crisis/untouchables/transcript-37/