[PDF.68ul]  Presidential Payola: The True Stories of Monetary Scandals in the..* Thomas J. Craughwell

Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of more than a dozen books, including Failures of the Presidents, Stealing Lincoln’s Body, and most recently, The Rise and Fall of t

Presidents with little oversight short of checks and balances have abused funding, misdirected money, misused personal funds, and misappropriated tax payer contributions for personal gain. This history of presidential monetary abuse details the biggest, often blatant, abuses of power where political influence was bought and sold, lucrative contract handed out to friends and political support is up for purchase. The tales are shocking examples of the oval office p...