Английский Язык - Турецкий язык
Определение whiskey, ring в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь
- whiskey ring
- viski ring
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Английский Язык - Английский Язык
Определение whiskey, ring в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- Bristow, and most of the offenders were convicted
- A conspiracy of distillers and government officials during the administration of President Grant to defraud the government of the excise taxes
- The frauds were detected in 1875 through the efforts of the Secretary of the Treasury
- Whiskey Ring
- (1875) Group of U.S. whiskey distillers who defrauded the government of taxes. The ring operated mainly in St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Chicago and kept liquor taxes after bribing Internal Revenue officials in Washington, D.C. A secret investigation by the U.S. Treasury Department resulted in 238 indictments and 110 convictions. While not involved, Pres. Ulysses S. Grant was tarnished by the scandal; his private secretary, Orville E. Babcock, was indicted but acquitted on Grant's testimony. The Republican Party allegedly received some of the illegally held tax money