A fake company set up by a railroad to make more money
Grant administration
he build up the Union Pacific bridge
To make money.
Congressman Oakes Ames was the core player in the Credit Mobilier scandal, however, over 30 other individuals participated in the scandal. Oakes Ames and James Brooks were censured by a congressional investigation.
The Credit Mobilier scandal involved the Credit Mobilier Company and the Union Pacific Railroad. Both were chartered in 1864. In 1868, Congressman Oakes Ames distributed shares of Credit Mobilier stock, as well as made cash bribes to other congressmen. The Sun, a New York newspaper, broke the story of the scandal during the 1872 presidential campaign of Ulysses Grant.
The Whiskey Ring and the Credit Mobilier scandal was only under the President Ulysses S. Grant.
The Credit Mobilier scandal involved prominent figures in the U.S. government during the 1860s, including politicians such as Congressman Oakes Ames and Vice President Schuyler Colfax. Credit Mobilier was a construction company created by Union Pacific Railroad executives to build the railroad and inflate costs, allowing them to profit from government contracts. The scandal emerged when it was revealed that company officials had bribed politicians to protect their interests, leading to widespread public outrage and calls for reform.
Credit mobilier.
Crédit Mobilier
union pacific
Grant administration
Union Pacific Railroad in 1864, vice president Shuyler Colfax, and congressman James Garfield involved in Credit Mobilier.
To make money.
he build up the Union Pacific bridge
A credit mobilier is a construction company set up by several stockholders of the Union Pacific
Grant
To make money.