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dec 1, 1872 - Credit Mobilier Scandal

Description:

Union Pacific railroad insiders from a construction company and hire themselves at inflated prices to build the railroad, earning a dividend as high as 348%. They bribed congressmen and the vice president, demonstrating the spirit of Good Stealings

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Date:

dec 1, 1872
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~ 152 years ago