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teapot dome (n)
a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration
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a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of
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The Teapot Dome scandal was a political bribery case that rocked the United States in the 1920s.
Albert Fall, the Secretary of the Interior, secretly leased federal oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming to private companies.
In exchange for the Teapot Dome leases, Fall received over $400,000 in bribes and gifts.
The Teapot Dome scandal led to the resignation of Fall from his cabinet position.
