14 Apr 1922 Jahr - Teapot Dome Scandal

Beschreibung:

Members of Warren G Harding's cabinet illegally leased government oil fields near Teapot Dome, Wyoming in exchange for bribes of cash and cattle
Secretary of Interior (Albert Fall) was charged with fraud and became the first cabinet member to be charged with a federal offense
Lead to the labelling of Harding's administration as dishonest

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