The United States government established the Bureau of Prohibition to fight this new war, a federal task force with the sole purpose of cracking down on illegal alcohol trade and manufacturing. It met moderate success, and brought down numerous large scale operations and speakeasies across the country. Unfortunately, in the early days of the Bureau, many agents hired on were not the veteran detectives of local departments, they were new hires and budgeting the Bureau was an unforeseen obstacle. As such, many of these new federal agents were undertrained, underpaid, and underprepared for the coming war with alcohol. One such anecdote is that of the Bornstein brothers, a duo who ran a warehouse that imported alcohol and distributed it to speakeasies and other businesses. One night, Agent George Golding investigated the warehouse, and found a truck full of liquor ready to be shipped. He questioned the two brothers, asking if they had the proper permit to allow such business. The brothers responded not only by saying they did not need one, but also said they were surprised any officer would come to their warehouse, on account of them paying off the majority of the department. They offered Golding a $200 bribe, and when he refused, they offered $20,000. The brothers were arrested, revealing that bribery was more than common practice, it was a business expense. Within the first year of the Bureau’s run in the state of New York, more than 100 of the 200 agents were dismissed and the State Director Frank Boyd resigned, saying that the job was “A hopeless and thankless task