Col. Charles Forbes was appointed as first Director
Col. Charles Forbes was appointed as first Director of the Veterans Bureau by President Harding. Forbes controlled a $500, 000, 000 (6 billion in 2010) yearly budget to aid World War I veterans. His corruption resulted in his Feb. 1923 flight to Britain, and upon his return, imprisonment in 1926. (BSLOC_2015_15_59)
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