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The first scandal to tar the Grant administration was Black Friday, also known as the Gold Panic, that took place in September 1869, when two aggressive private financiers attempted to corner the gold market in the New York City Gold Room, with blatant disregard to the nation's economic welfare. The scandal involved Treasury Department policy ...
Scandals and frauds continued to be exposed during Grant's second term in office, although Grant's appointments of reformers to his cabinet temporarily helped his presidential reputation, cleaned up federal departments, and defeated the notorious Whiskey Ring. Grant, however, often remained loyal to cabinet members or appointees involved in ...
The scandal took place during the Grant Presidency. ... Government Printing Office. Grodinsky, Julius (1957). Jay Gould, his business career, 1867–1892. University ...
Grant and the Whiskey Ring. A group led by President Ulysses S. Grant’s private secretary Gen. Orville E. Babcock conspired to skim tax revenue to help fund Grant’s re-election campaign in 1871.
Pages in category "Grant administration controversies" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Scandals of the Ulysses S. Grant ...
Grant, ever trusting of associates, was himself influenced by both forces. The standards in many of his appointments were low, and charges of corruption were widespread. [ 1 ] Although he was not directly involved with these scandals, the president's associations with people of questionable character and his reliance on cronyism , nepotism ...
The actor was arrested for engaging in a public act of ‘lewd conduct’ in 1995
The Post Office agreed to pay out £58 million to the 555 subpostmasters. Post Office boss Paula Vennells is appointed a CBE. Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells (Anthony Devlin/PA)