february april appointed director president august served february caught army returned military decorated world war veteran active politics pacific_northwest forbes moved hawaii served chairman federal commissions senator vacation hawaii met chance friends presidential election president appointed forbes director newly created powerful position charge millions dollars government expenditures supplies tenure director characterized corruption scandal forbes considered playboy washington favorite president having returned united_states fleeing europe convicted conspiracy sent federal prison person claimed reach forbes released months later died early life forbes born february scotland child parents emigrated america family lived new_york boston forbes years old joined marines musician eventually stationed trained engineer forbes attended new_york columbia_university enlisted army months later charged found sent army restored duty trial forbes went serve philippines completing discharged army rank sergeant class pacific_northwest hawaii leaving army forbes engaged construction work pacific_northwest moving seattle active time state politics got married seattle wife started family having daughter forbes family moved hawaii time united_states territory worked pearl harbor naval station engineer years hawaii served federal government appointments commissioner public works chairman chairman chairman appointed president time hawaii forbes acquainted senator vacation wife time meeting eventually change lives charismatic personality created positive impression soon good friends forbes wife close friend world war united_states entered world war forbes enlisted served notably overseas france united_states 41st awarded international medal forbes final promotion rank lieutenant colonel world war forbes returned washington france worked forbes worked way vice president charge division forbes found good friend running president traveled ohio swung washington delegate vote republican presidential convention held chicago win election motto america return giving businesses protection tax relief keeping america foreign affairs war risk veterans initially forbes desperately tried appointed chairman board controlled vast amounts government shipping resources private president denied position instead appointed forbes april forbes salary year august congress passed known creating world war thousands wounded disabled veterans adequate facilities proper care needed job skills created remedy dilemma world war veterans desperately needed medical attention hospitals employment country fourteen regional offices semi independent congress awarded veterans bureau millions dollars expenditures care needs veterans august president appointed forbes director forbes controlled billion year government expenditures world war veterans forbes wife direct access white_house having given special privileges authority veterans bureau tenure millions dollars disposal forbes hired new workers personal friends forbes veterans bureau forbes appointed agents looked means justify paid positions tenure director forbes ignored needs wounded veterans years forbes held position approximately million mainly connection building veterans hospitals selling hospital supplies intended bureau contractors budget tenure billion total forbes rejected thousands legitimate claims veterans soldiers wounded combat forbes allowed claims disability insurance denied compensation reasons congress called split hairs fewer veterans received training forbes direction bureau according forbes toured contractor friends pacific_coast known veterans hospital construction sites forbes contractor associates allegedly parties drinking forbes corrupt contractors developed secret code order communicate insider information ensure government contracts according congressional testimony chicago inspection trips forbes took bribe contractor secure veterans hospital construction contracts man handed forbes bribe rooms drake forbes said payment loan stated forbes affair wife inspection tours forbes returned inspection tours began sell hospital supplies severely discounted prices according report sold nearly needed hospital supplies fraction worth forbes suspected receiving contractors president ordered forbes stop forbes kept selling supplies january forbes awarded sizable contract construct new veterans hospital near forbes resigned vice presidency assuming federal position january rumor spread forbes close friends forbes resign june summer forbes joy rides forbes come visited lewis looking possible site veterans hospital idaho forbes accompanied lewis prestigious summer homes pacific_northwest offered forbes low cost colonel forbes stayed days division office closed resignation forbes resignation come earlier june friends predicted president informed forbes direct order stop selling hospital supplies summoned white_house january forbes pleaded allow europe settle family matters allowed flee europe condition resign europe voluntarily resigned office february forbes took wife europe decided testify congressional investigation started march return europe forbes visited president white house foot tall president grabbed forbes throat began violently shaking dog rat forbes saved attack guest appointment president interrupted altercation president angered forbes stopping shipments senate investigation revealed forbes left pieces mail veterans bureau senate committee forbes renounced involvement illegal activities provided damaging information forbes took payment chicago got land deals building contracts veterans hospitals forbes indicted tried jury family neglect divorce october forbes wife formally divorced seattle court house attorney stated forbes overly neglected home life traveling pacific_coast hospital inspection tours forbes said husband cruel treatment caused poor health judge ordered forbes pay month forbes years month year old daughter turned forbes divorce proceedings took place congressional investigation corruption held secret public divorce final trial conviction prison sentence forbes prosecuted convicted conspiracy fined sentenced prison term years prison march served year months days federal forbes prisoner number entering prison forbes said don suppose prison pleasant place shall try best forbes appealed trial chicago upheld conviction prison release november forbes released stated release sure legacy said prove discovered article released prison effort president forbes wrote article published december alleged cabinet known ohio gang claimed found picking bills scattered office floor smith aide president attorney general helped smith pick money floor smith told money forbes said ability buy rampant atlanta federal prisons attorney general forbes stated personal physician forbes blanket statement president way scandals forbes claimed president excessively loyal friends fault poker game white house forbes said remove fine imposed prize fighter released december publication article forbes testified grand jury kansas_city concerned statement article alleged easily obtained forbes stated article warden turn allowed purchase readily available prison forbes lengthy hour testimony grand jury said sworn secrecy statement press illness death october forbes underwent major operation died age april long illness interred arlington national cemetery survived wife daughter married pennsylvania forbes corruption scandals involving administration books dean new_york new_york isbn new_york privileged characters new_york isbn retrieved march newspapers col led veterans unit new_york_times new_york new_york april parties featured tours forbes charleston west_virginia february forbes divorced wife charges cruelty bee virginia october forbes admitted missouri march government fraud charge missouri january magazines time april retrieved april online seven ways relative value dollar present retrieved november administration veterans affairs excluding retrieved april scandal retrieved april index kansas retrieved november
Charles R. Forbes