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Teapot Dome refers to a major political scandal in the United States during the early 1920s involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves at Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and two other locations. The scandal emerged when Albert B. Fall, the Secretary of the Interior under President Warren G. Harding, was found to have accepted bribes from oil companies in exchange for allowing them to exploit these reserves. The ensuing investigation and trial highlighted issues of corruption and the mismanagement of public resources, ultimately leading to Fall's conviction and imprisonment. Teapot Dome has since become a symbol of government corruption and the abuse of power.

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