The Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant, who became embroiled in a scandal was William W. Belknap. Belknap was found to have accepted bribes from companies that were licensed to trade on Native American reservations. He resigned and was replaced by Alphonso Taft.
Ulysses S. Grant was the president of the US when The Whiskey Ring Scandal of 1875 was exposed.
Ulysses S. Grant was President in 1875 when the Whiskey Ring Scandal was exposed.
The Whiskey Ring and the Credit Mobilier scandal was only under the President Ulysses S. Grant.
No, but General Grant did (before he became President). 3 of them.
Tweed ring (new york city, mostly) Teapot Dome (Harding cabinet)
William W. Belknap
President Grant's personal secretary was involved in the scandal. :]
One scandal was the Whiskey Ring scandal which involved distillers avoiding the payment of taxes. Another scandal was the New York custom house ring.
No there were several before him including Harding's infamous teapot dome scandal and Grant's whiskey ring. Idk who was first.
The US does not have a financial president. The US Congress levies the taxes , determines what money is to be borrowed, sets the budget and approves all expenditures. The Secretary of the Treasury oversees the execution of the edicts of Congress. William A. Richardson, treasury secretary under Grant was forced to resign when one of his appointees was involved in a scandal- he may have been the worst secretary of treasury.
Ulysses S. Grant was the president of the US when The Whiskey Ring Scandal of 1875 was exposed.
The first big scandal was the Black Friday Gold Panic of 1869 in which Jay Gould and James Fisk tried to corner the gold market and manipulate the price of gold to their benefit and the ruination of the national economy. Abel Corbin who was married to the sister of Mrs. Grant was involved and he may have "invested" some money from Mrs. Grant in the complicated scheme. Grant met Gould and Fisk at Corbin's house and they tried to get him to help them or at least not interfere. Grant eventually became suspicious and alerted his treasury secretary. The plot was foiled but not before great harm was done . The related link gives more information about this and the other scandals tied to the Grant administration.
William Belknap, while serving as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant, was involved in a kickback scheme where he accepted bribes from suppliers seeking contracts with the military. This corruption scandal led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives in 1876.
He was drunk a majority of the time and he was involved in alcohol smuggling scandals, known as the "whiskey ring." He pardoned several of his friends that were involved in the scandal.
Whiskey Ring Scandal
Ulysses S. Grant was President in 1875 when the Whiskey Ring Scandal was exposed.
The Whiskey Ring and the Credit Mobilier scandal was only under the President Ulysses S. Grant.