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Atlee Pomerene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (188 words) |
 | Atlee Pomerene (December 6, 1863 - November 12, 1937) was a Democratic Party politician from Ohio. |
| Pomerene was re-elected in 1916, but lost a bid for a third term six years later. |
| Pomerene was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to serve as a special prosecutor to deal with the Teapot Dome scandal. |
| A summary of the Teapot Dome scandal from the Brookings Institution (10943 words) |
| Roberts and Pomerene "were 'specially retained' by the Attorney General of the United States, to serve as special assistants to the Attorney General," and in prosecuting Fall, worked with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and another counsel retained by the Attorney General. |
| Pomerene then met with Senator Walsh who was "rather disposed to favor the repeal of the section extending the statute of limitations to six years, so as to leave the old exemption stand at three years." Letter from Atlee Pomerene, Special Counsel, to Owen Roberts, Special Counsel, 1 (December 10, 1927). |
| Pomerene wrote back to Everhart, apologizing for the inconvenience but said it was "impossible for us to excuse you" because "[t]he testimony which you have in the Sinclair case is competent in the present case." Letter from Atlee Pomerene, Special Counsel, to M.T. Everhart (September 24, 1929). |
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