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Because he secretly leased a piece of land and it's reserves to an oil man.

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Who was president Harding's secretary of Interior?

Albert B. Fall (born November 26, 1861 in Frankfort, Kentucky; died November 30, 1944 in El Paso, Texas) served as United States Secretary of the Interior under Warren G. Harding between March 5, 1921 and March 4, 1923, until his imprisonment after being involved in the Teapot Dome scandal.Following Fall's exit from the role, Hubert Work (born July 3, 1860 in Marion Center, Pennsylvania; died December 14, 1942 in Denver, Colorado) became the Secretary of the Interior, serving between March 5, 1923 and July 24, 1928 - including to the end of Harding's term as President on August 2, 1923.


Illegal leasing of government oil reserves to privite oil companies by secretary of the interior albert fall?

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The Teapot Dome Scandal in 1923 dealt with reserves of what natural resource?

The Teapot Dome Scandal centered around the secret leasing of federal oil reserves to private oil companies. The Secretary of the Interior, Albert Bacon Fall, received gifts of cash and other considerations from these companies.


Who was a part of the Teapot Dome scandal?

Warren G. Harding


What year did the teapot dome scandal happen?

Harding took office on March 4, 1921. Some of the dishonesty that produced the scandal no doubt started as soon as the perpetrators took charge of their offices. November , 1921 was when Secretary of Interior Albert Fall was given interest-free "loans" by two oil company presidents who were soon given favorable leases for the Tea Pot Dome fields which the government controlled.