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In 1929, Albert Fall was convicted of bribery while holding the position of ________.

Secretary of the Interior
head of the Veterans’ Bureau
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce

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In 1929, Albert Fall was convicted of bribery while holding the position of Secretary of the Interior.

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Albert Fall was an American politician. Member of the Republican Party, he was Senator of New Mexico between 1912 and 1921 and Secretary of the Interior between 1921 and 1923 in the administration of President Warren G. Harding. In this post, he was involved in the Teapot Dome scandal and became the first member of a US government sentenced to prison for a misconduct when he was a minister.

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