Get latest issue sarita magazine published this article page no 4 after much prevarication by attorney general harry m. daugherty fall was brought to justice. he sentenced to one year in prison and $100000 fine in 1929 and many officials were implicated. daugherty himself resigned in 1924. when harding died in 1923 he was succeeded by calvin coolidge and public outrage subsided. coolidge acted resolutely and appointed special prosecutors under his personal supervision to protect the interests of the government. the supreme court annulled both the elk hills and the teapot dome leases in 1927. but though government officials were convicted of corruption and conspiracy - no oilman was found guilty of bribing (still they paid damages). sinclair refused to collaborate with a second senate investigation and hired gumshoes to shadow members of the jury in his case. he served a short sentence for tampering with a jury and for criminal contempt. the democrats failed to capitalize on the affair and lost the presidential elections in both 1924 and 1928 Sarita magazine Hindi family magazine subscribe now.
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