L. G. Nutt 2154990 218015023 2008-06-08T19:42:13Z Bearcat 24902 Colonel '''Levi G. Nutt''' was the Chief of the Narcotics Division within the [[Bureau of Prohibition|Prohibition Unit]] of the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] from 1919 to 1930, prior to the creation of the [[Federal Bureau of Narcotics]]. He was a registered pharmacist, and led the Division to arrest of tens of thousands of drug addicts and dealers in the 1920s. Nutt's son Rolland Nutt and son-in-law L. P. Mattingly were attorneys for racketeer [[Arnold Rothstein]] in tax matters. After an investigation into the relationship in 1930, a grand jury found no criminal impairment of Narcotics Division activities, but Nutt lost his position as chief of the Narcotics Division. ==Sources== * Mabry, Donald J. ''The Latin American Narcotics Trade and U.S. National Security.'' Grenwood Press: 1989. * Peet, Preston. ''Under The Influence: The Disinformation Guide To Drugs.'' The Disinformation Company: 2004. * Pietrusza, David. ''Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series.'' New York, Carroll & Graf: 2003. [[Category:American civil servants|Nutt, L.G.]] {{US-crime-bio-stub}}