The Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872 became the largest scandal in 19th-century American history. And boy, is it like our own times.
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The Crédit Mobilier scandal of 1872 became the largest scandal in 19th-century American history. And boy, is it like our own times.
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Wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9dit_Mobilier_scandal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9dit_Mobilier_scandal)
Was this the one where they were paid based on the number of tracks they laid so they just made the railroad way longer than it needed to be so they got paid more?
If you want the fictionalized version watch the show Hell On Wheels