The black bag that paid his overdue taxes and toppled a cabinet secretary
A US cabinet secretary accepts a black bag with $100,000 in cash at his ranch. This secret transaction will soon expose a massive political scandal.
The black bag that paid his overdue taxes and toppled a cabinet secretary
This episode details the events surrounding a $100,000 cash delivery to a US cabinet secretary, revealing how this payment was connected to his financial struggles and a major political scandal involving naval oil reserves. How did a private ranch become the center of a national controversy?
Person: Albert B. Fall
Date: November 1921
Location: Tularosa Basin, New Mexico…
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