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Question 1

The FBI had a history before Hoover’s term as director. The Bureau had a lot of men

with corrupt tendencies and others with criminal records. The teapot scandal that occurred in the

early 1900s highlighted the FBI in a negative light. There was a lot of corruption and nepotism

within the Bureau. Most agents even got their jobs due to political connections. Many FBI

agents' reputations were tarnished by the scandal as a result. For example, one of its agents was a

man named Gaton Means. Means acquired his wealth by extorting Congressmen, auctioning

presidential pardons, and even selling liquor licenses to unqualified applicants. One of the

people affected by the scandal was William Burns, who was Edgar. J Hoover’s predecessor. In

1924, a senate probe led to the indictment of the attorney general and the BI chief.

Consequentially, Harlan Fiske was appointed as the new Attorney General. Fisk then appointed

Hoover as the Head of the Bureau to clean up the mess created by the Teapot scandal. Fisk chose

him because he was a hard-working and honest man, and he felt that he was the right person to

spearhead the reforms.

Question 2

Hoover changed the FBI by creating a culture of competency within the agency. He

immediately fired incompetent employees so he could create a revered organization. Hoover also

maintained stringent hiring criteria that involved physical tests for special agents, interviews, and

background checks. Furthermore, he championed the first training for FBI agents, which set a

precedent for what the FBI entails today. Hoover also required to be between 25 and 35 years

old, and if possible with a background in either accounting or law probably to ensure their

suitability for the job ahead of them. He wanted well-trained agents who had a handle on new

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emerging technologies such as fingerprinting and handwriting analysis. However, most

importantly, he wanted men who were like him, refined and educated.

Question 3

The murders were a conspiracy because of the motive behind them. The Osage Indians

had moved to Pawhuska in Oklahoma. The Osage later discovered that the area contained large

deposits of oil. A trust was then created so the money from the oil wealth would be distributed

among the Osage Indians. Naturally, as with minerals or any natural resources, vultures begin

circling the drain trying to get a piece of the wealth. Several con artists and thieves came out of

the woodworks. The oil was the reason the Osage population was murdered and extorted. The

conspirators shot a number of them dead and mutilated others. Meanwhile, others died of

unexplained illnesses. Consequentially, the motive behind the murders was not serial killing or

supremacy as there was a method behind it, and it involved access to the oil. Even though white

supremacy reigned at the time, it was not the reason the Indians were murdered. Thus, even

though the white population did not believe the Osage Indians deserved to be as wealthy, as they

did, the murders were about gaining access to trust. Furthermore, their deaths started as soon as

the excavation began. Therefore, the murders were a conspiracy by William Kane and his

nephew to get their hands on the headright when it is eventually left to Mollie, Ernest Burkhart’s

wife.

Question 4

Tom came from a tribe of lawmen and this was a characteristic he shared with his father.

Tom's father was a local Sheriff, who used the old method of dispensing justice, hanging people,

and using his gun. His father practiced the traditional kind of policing that was common back in

the day during his time as a sheriff. When Tom was a child, he witnessed his dad hang a convict,

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1 Question 1 The FBI had a history before Hoover’s term as director. The Bureau had a lot of men with corrupt tendencies and others with criminal records. The teapot scandal that occurred in the early 1900s highlighted the FBI in a negative light. There was a lot of corruption and nepotism within the Bureau. Most agents even got their jobs due to political connections. Many FBI agents' reputations were tarnished by the scandal as a result. For example, one of its agents was a man named Gaton Means. Means acquired his wealth by extorting Congressmen, auctioning presidential pardons, and even selling liquor licenses to unqualified applicants. One of the people affected by the scandal was William Burns, who was Edgar. J Hoover’s predecessor. In 1924, a senate probe led to the indictment of the attorney general and the BI chief. Consequentially, Harlan Fiske was appointed as the new Atto ...
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