What did Albert Fall do to bring on the scandal?

a. He gave leases to anyone in exchange for gifts and money.

b. ' He leased only to his family.

C. He provided land to his friends in exchange for gifts and money.

d. He refused to give out leases to the politically connected people.

Albert Fall is the secretary of the interior under the administration of President Warren Harding. Albert Fall was the first cabinet member got into jail. Fall convicted of accepting bribes by leasing the Navy petroluem reserve in California to nearby oil companys at a lower price without undergoing a bidding process. This scandal is very famous under Harding Administration called as Teapot Dome Scandal.

Explanation:

... option c

The correct answer is C) He provided land to his friends in exchange for gifts and money.

What did Albert Fall do to bring on the scandal was that He provided land to his friends in exchange for gifts and money.

Albert Fall had been President Harding's Secretary of the Interior when he was accused of leasing government-owned oilfields to some private companies. There were no competitive bids and that was against the law. Many of those fields belonged to the US Navy. This incident was known as the "Tea Pot Scandal."