Veterans Bureau scandal
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The Veterans Bureau scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving fraud and graft in the agency responsible for veterans’ benefits, which badly tarnished the reputation of the Harding administration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Veterans Bureau scandal canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corruption case
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political scandal ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | World War I veterans ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States Veterans Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
bribery
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conspiracy to defraud the government ⓘ fraud in hospital construction contracts ⓘ |
| context | post–World War I expansion of veterans’ benefits ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| estimatedFinancialLoss | millions of dollars in misused veterans’ funds ⓘ |
| followedBy | reforms in federal veterans’ benefits administration ⓘ |
| hasCause |
fraud
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graft ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
congressional investigations
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damage to reputation of Harding administration ⓘ public outrage over misuse of veterans’ funds ⓘ |
| involves |
United States Veterans Bureau
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kickbacks from contractors ⓘ overcharging the government for medical supplies ⓘ sale of surplus medical supplies ⓘ war veterans’ hospital construction contracts ⓘ |
| keyFigureRole |
Charles F. Cramer was general counsel of the Veterans Bureau
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Charles R. Forbes was Director of the Veterans Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in U.S. newspapers in the early 1920s ⓘ |
| officeHeldByKeyFigure | Director of the United States Veterans Bureau ⓘ |
| outcome |
criminal conviction of Charles R. Forbes
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imprisonment of Charles R. Forbes ⓘ resignation of Charles R. Forbes as Veterans Bureau director ⓘ suicide of Charles F. Cramer ⓘ |
| participant |
medical supply companies
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private hospital contractors ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harding administration scandals
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political scandals of the 1920s in the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| politicalContext | presidency of Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicPerception | symbol of corruption in the Harding administration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ohio Gang
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Teapot Dome scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Charles F. Cramer
NERFINISHED
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Charles R. Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ H. M. Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1921 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | congressional hearings on Veterans Bureau corruption ⓘ |
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