This Day In History

 

October 25, 1929

During the Teapot Dome scandal, former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall, who served in President Warren G. Harding’s Cabinet, is found guilty of accepting a bribe while he was in office. On October 25, 1929, Fall became the first individual to be convicted of a crime committed while serving as a presidential Cabinet member.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/october-25/cabinet-member-guilty-in-teapot-dome-scandal