Oaks Ames, Congressman from Massachusetts
Oaks Ames, Congressman from Massachusetts, oversaw the US Governments business with the Union Pacific railroad during its construction. In 1868, Ames bribed 15 politicians, including the Vice-President, the Secretary of the Treasury, 4 senators, the Speaker of the House, and other Congressmen. In return for the bribes, the recipients overlooked Credit Mobiliers overbilling during the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, part of the first Transcontinental Railroad
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