The Teapot Dome Oil Scandal took place in the US during the presidency of President Warren G. Harding between 1921–1923. It was the first time in US history that a member of the president's cabinet was sent to prison.
It was a bribery scandal performed by Albert Bacon Fall (Secretary of the Interior), who had leased petroleum reserves at several locations to private oil companies at low rates without requiring a competitive bid. The investigation of these illegal procedures was conducted by Senator Thomas J. Walsh.
