| Levi Nutt | |
| Office: | Assistant Commissioner of Bureau of Prohibition Narcotics Enforcement Division |
| Birth Date: | 1866 |
| Death Date: | April 16, 1938 |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C. |
| Parents: | William Nutt, Mary Gamble Nutt |
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| Term Start: | 1919 |
| Term End: | 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Buckingham, Illinois |
| Resting Place: | Buckingham, Illinois |
Levi G. Nutt was the Chief of the Narcotics Division within the Prohibition Unit of the United States Department of the Treasury from 1919 to 1930, prior to the creation of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN). He was a registered pharmacist, and led the Division to arrest of tens of thousands of drug addicts and dealers in the Prohibition era.[1]
Nutt joined the Bureau of Internal Revenue in 1900, and rose rapidly through the ranks.[2]
In 1920, Nutt moved to Washington, D.C., location of the new headquarters building of the Narcotics Division.
Nutt's son Rolland Nutt and son-in-law Lawrence Mattingly were attorneys for racketeer Arnold Rothstein in tax matters.[3] [4] 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.[5] His duties were passed on to Harry J. Anslinger, the future Commissioner of the FBN.
Nutt remained in the Department of the Treasury until 1935, when Internal Rev. L.G. Nutt, Director Narcotic Field force LCCN2016823684.jpg
Nutt died in Washington on 16 April, 1938.[6]