The Washington Post's Edward McLean lied to Congress about this affair, and Owen Roberts was special counsel for the prosecution.
The Washington Post's Edward McLean lied to Congress about this affair, and Owen Roberts was special counsel for the prosecution. Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby was cleared of all charges despite signing the releases, and Harlan Fiske Stone reformed the justice department following it. Edward L. Doheny of Pan American Petrol was granted the Buena Vista and Elk Hills reserves in California, while Harry F. Sinclair of Mammoth Oil received rights to reserves at Caspar, Wyoming. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall went to prison for receiving no-interest loans and gifts for leasing, for ten points, the titular oil reserves in this scandal of the Harding presidency.
The Washington Post's Edward McLean lied to Congress about this affair, and Owen Roberts was special counsel for the prosecution.
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