teapot dome scandal

what was albert fall’s role in cabinet

secretary of the interior

what did albert fall do?

leased government oil reserves to wealthy friends for bribes

who were the oil reserves meant to be used by?

us navy

why did the usa navy use oil reserve

so there would be sufficient resources in times of national emmergency

who did albert fall lease to

Harry sinclair and Edward Doheny

who was harry sinclair

head of mammoth oil company

who was edward doheny

owner of pan-american petroleum and transport company

what reserve did harry sinclair get

teapot dome, wyoming

what reserve did edward doheny get

elk hills, california

why did suspicion grow

fall began spending large sums of money

how much were the oil reserves that albert leased worth?

$100 million

how much did albert fall get

$409,000

when were details published

april 1922

how did president harding respond to the newspapers

he defended fall

said he approved them

what did doheny and fall say after being asked why they were secretly arranged

fall - national security required it

doheny - patriotism

how did us leading oil companies react

unhappy because they were unable to bid openly for leases

how did harding die

contracted pneumonia from stress of senate investigation

when did harding die

1923

who led investigation

senator thomas walsh, democrat from montana

who was senator thomas walsh criticized by? why?

republicans and newspapers for his sensationalism

who was senator thomas walsh harrassed by? what did the do?

FBI - tapped his phones, opened his mail, sent anonymous threats to his life

what did supreme court rule? when?

1927 - oil leases corruptly obtained + invalidated leases

when was albert fall found guilty

1929

what happened to albert fall?

sent to jail for 1 year

fined $100,000

what happened to doheny and sinclair?

sinclair - short prison sentence

doheny - acquitted in 1930 for attempt to bribe Fall