[Ans] Dr. Samuel Mudd was pardoned after being sentenced to life for assisting which criminal?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Dr. Samuel Mudd was pardoned after being sentenced to life for assisting which criminal?"

Dr. Samuel Mudd was a physician who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After fatally shooting Lincoln on this day in 1865, Booth escaped to Mudd's home for surgery on his fractured leg. A military commission found Dr. Mudd guilty of aiding and conspiring in the murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment, escaping the death penalty by a single vote. Mudd was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869. His conviction has never been overturned. Samuel Mudd is often given as the origin of the phrase "Your name is mud."

[Answer] Dr. Samuel Mudd was pardoned after being sentenced to life for assisting which criminal?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Dr. Samuel Mudd was pardoned after being sentenced to life for assisting which criminal?"

...Dr. Samuel Mudd was a physician who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After mortally wounding Lincoln on this day in 1865, Booth rode to Mudd's home for surgery on his fractured leg. A military commission found him guilty of aiding and conspiring in the murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment, escaping the death penalty by a single vote. Mudd was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869. His conviction has never been overturned. Samuel Mudd is often given as the origin of the phrase "Your name is mud."

[Ans] Which televangelist was former host of the PTL Club was sentenced to jail for mail and wire fraud?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which televangelist was former host of the PTL Club was sentenced to jail for mail and wire fraud?"

James Bakker is a televangelist, former Assemblies of God minister, and former host (with his former wife, Tammy Faye Bakker) of The PTL Club, an evangelical Christian television program. A sex scandal led to his resignation from the ministry. He was later indicted on federal charges of mail and wire fraud and of conspiring to defraud the public. The case against the founder of Praise the Lord (PTL) Ministries exploded in the press when it was revealed that Bakker had sex with former church secretary Jessica Hahn.

[Answer] Which televangelist was former host of the PTL Club was sentenced to jail for mail and wire fraud?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which televangelist was former host of the PTL Club was sentenced to jail for mail and wire fraud?"

...James Bakker is a televangelist, former Assemblies of God minister, convicted felon, and former host (with his former wife, Tammy Faye Bakker) of The PTL Club, an evangelical Christian television program. A sex scandal led to his resignation from the ministry. Subsequent revelations of accounting fraud brought about his conviction, imprisonment and divorce. Bakker later remarried and returned to televangelism, where he founded his new ministry Morningside Church in Blue Eye, Missouri and currently works on The Jim Bakker Show. He sells buckets of food to his audience on the show, in preparation for the end of days.

Which Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by poison?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by poison? "

The documented history of philosophy is often said to begin with the notable death of Socrates. Since that time, there have been many other noteworthy deaths of philosophers.

[Ans] Which celebrity was sentenced to prison for lying about insider trading activities?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which celebrity was sentenced to prison for lying about insider trading activities?"

Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, some kinds of trading based on insider information is illegal.