So, Fall was in charge of leasing out the nation's oil reserves to private companies, which would then drill for oil and make a profit. It was a pretty lucrative business, and lots of companies were interested in getting in on the action. But, here's the thing - Fall didn't exactly follow the rules when it came to leasing out the reserves.
He basically handed out the leases to his buddies in the oil industry, without bothering to put them up for public auction. It was like a big backroom deal, where only a select few got to benefit. And, of course, Fall got some pretty sweet kickbacks in return, which is just a nice way of saying he got bribed.
Now, you might be wondering how all this was allowed to happen. I mean, didn't anyone notice what was going on? Well, the thing is, the whole thing was pretty secretive, and Fall was able to cover his tracks for a while. But, eventually, some investigative journalists started to sniff out the story, and it all began to unravel.
