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Der Teapot-Dome-Skandal war und ist der bekannteste, aber nicht der einzige Korruptionsskandal innerhalb der Harding-Regierung. Eine als Ohio Gang bezeichnete Gruppe, zu der auch Fall gezählt wird, verursachte ebenfalls den Veteranenskandal und den Daugherty-Burns-Skandal .
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming , as well as two locations in California , to private oil companies at low rates without ...
12. Sept. 2017 · The Teapot Dome Scandal of the 1920s shocked Americans by revealing an unprecedented level of greed and corruption within the federal government. The scandal involved ornery oil tycoons,...
Harry Ford Sinclair (July 6, 1876 – November 10, 1956) was an American industrialist, and the founder of Sinclair Oil. He was implicated in the 1920s Teapot Dome scandal, and served six months in prison for contempt of Congress. Although this harmed his reputation, he returned to his former life and enjoyed its prosperity until his death. [1]
- July 6, 1876, Benwood, West Virginia, U.S.
- Founder of Sinclair Oil
- November 10, 1956 (aged 80), Pasadena, California, U.S.
aus Wikipedia, der freien encyclopedia. Der Teapot-Dome-Skandal war einer der größten politische Bestechungsskandale in der Geschichte der USA und ähnlich wie die Watergate-Affäre noch lange beispielhaft für eine erschütternde Affäre.
Teapot Dome Scandal, in American history, scandal of the early 1920s surrounding the secret leasing of federal oil reserves by the secretary of the interior, Albert Bacon Fall. As a result, ‘Teapot Dome’ entered the American political vocabulary as a synonym for governmental corruption.
2. März 2018 · Ein Buch aus dem Jahr 2008, The Teapot Dome Scandal , des erfahrenen Wirtschaftsjournalisten Laton McCartney, lieferte Beweise dafür, dass Harry Ford Sinclair von der Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company 3 Millionen US-Dollar zur Finanzierung der in Chicago abgehaltenen Tagung bereitgestellt hatte.
