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Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 – November 30, 1944) was a United States senator from New Mexico and Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding who became infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal; he was the only person convicted as a result of the affair.
Al principio, La Follette creyó que Fall era inocente. Sin embargo, sus sospechas se despertaron después de que su propia oficina en el Edificio del Senado fuera saqueada. [11] [12] Albert B. Fall fue el primer miembro de un gabinete presidencial estadounidense sentenciado a prisión
Albert Bacon Fall (born Nov. 26, 1861, Frankfort, Ky., U.S.—died Nov. 30, 1944, El Paso, Texas) was the U.S. secretary of the interior under President Warren G. Harding. He was the first American to be convicted of a felony committed while holding a Cabinet post.
12 de sept. de 2017 · At the heart of the scandal was Albert Fall, a former Secretary of the Interior, who was charged with accepting bribes from oil companies in exchange for exclusive rights to drill for oil on ...
Albert B. Fall was the first U.S. cabinet official sentenced to prison in the scandal. In April 1922, a Wyoming oil operator wrote to his senator, John B. Kendrick , angered that Sinclair had been given a contract to the lands in a secret deal.
9 de feb. de 2010 · Fall, who served as secretary of the interior under President Harding, was the first cabinet member to be found guilty of a crime in 1929. He accepted a bribe from an oil company to lease naval oil reserves in California and Wyoming.
Albert B. Fall was a senator from New Mexico and a cabinet officer under President Warren G. Harding. He was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, the first cabinet officer to be convicted and jailed for corruption.
