heath slocum, stole from for his own profit and with harding's approval escape to europe. he was never prosecuted. his top assistant fear of prosecution. he committed suicide. the attorney general was indicted for fraud. albert fall, flow of petticoat government, was appointed secretary of the interior where for kick back, he sold military oil reserves to friends of his for private profits. the scandal was called teapot dome because of the shape of a rock formation under which most of the oil resided. teapot dome was probably the most ignominious transgression against justice in american government until 1972 when the first and greatest of the scandals ending in gate. visitors heard something that sounded like two people banging off the walls of a tiny janitor's closet next to the president's office. mops were sliding down the walls buckets were tumbling over. a male voice joined a female voice in a chorus of muscle panting. usually janitorial services do not inspire that degree of enthusiasm. the tour guide asked his group to walk a little faster. they were happy to oblig