Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Department of Justice

President Herbert Hoover declared that he wanted Capone in jail. Special Agent in Charge Alexander G. Jaime, Chief Investigator of the office’s Investigative Division in Chicago was recruited by the “Secret Six” to work the Capone investigation for the Chicago Crime Commission. Before he left the job, he recommended Ness as his replacement because “not only was Ness the most senior agent in the unit, but because of his honesty and ability”.