Garfield Launches Investigation of Star Route Postal Fraud Scheme
President James A. Garfield launches an investigation in April 1881 into the Star Route scandal, a massive postal fraud scheme that has defrauded the Post Office of $4 million through rigged bidding on rural mail delivery contracts. The scandal involves a ring of contractors, brokers, and appointed …
James A. Garfield
Thomas J. Brady
Stephen W. Dorsey
Chester A. Arthur
Bradley Barlow
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