Samuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D.
The only solid evidence that shows that Dr. Mudd was complicit in the conspiracy is that after the murder of Lincoln, Booth broke his leg and reappeared at the Mudd’s farm where Mudd set the leg and ordered a carpenter to make crutches for Booth. There would have been no way for Mudd to know when Booth appeared at the farm that Booth had murdered the President unless Booth told Mudd about the murder or that Mudd was complicit in the conspiracy. However, later in time and in compliance with a search warrant, Mudd turned over Wilkes’ old boot that he cut off the patient at the time he set the leg. Nonetheless, the act of setting Booth’s leg either shows that Mudd knew or should have known what was going on, or he was extremely stupid. Some historians argue that Mudd knew while others argue he did not know.
Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder
Unable to work in the mainstream of gambling in Las Vegas, i you can believe it, he opened a public relations firm in Vegas and made a living. Eventually, he was pardoned by Ford.
Henry Ossain Flipper
After Nolan was reassigned, William Rufus Shafter was assigned to be Flippers commanding officer. While no direct proof exists, it is believed that Shafter set up Flipper for an embezzlement charge. While Flipper beat the rap at trial, he lost on the lesser charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. Was thrown out of the army because of this conviction.
Brigham Young
The feds sent troupes to put Young in his place. Young resisted the assertion of power from the United States and sent the his own army out to block the feds. He stopped them for the entire winter. This incident is known as the Utah War. As a result of the incident, Young was removed as governor. Buchanan later granted Young a full pardon.
Whiskey Rebellion
After the American Revolution, many states were deeply in debt. To reduce the hardship, the federal government took over the debt. A national debt resulted. To payoff the debt, in 1791, the feds taxed distillers. All distillers were not treated equally. Larger distillers were taxed at a lower rate then small batch distillers. President Washington [...]
Patty Hearst
In 1976 Hearst took part in a bank robbery with the SLA. At her trial she refused to name names. She was ultimately convicted of armed bank robbery and using a firearm during a felony; she was sentenced to 35 years, which was reduced to 7 years.
Iran-Contra Affair
While evidence does exist that then President Reagan was a supporter of the Contra cause, no evidence has ever been uncovered that proves that Reagan never anything about the arrangement of guns for hostages. Not so ironically, Reagan’s Vice-President, George H. W. Bush, became president and then pardoned those involved in the affair.
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
After he was convicted, W. commuted the sentence. Libby did not serve any time in jail.
Ford's Pardon of Nixon
A question remains whether the pardon was a quid pro quo; i.e. that Nixon agreed to make Ford president if Ford agreed to pardon tricky dick.
Burdick v. United States, 236 U.S. 79 (1915)
Wilson gave him a full pardon so as to give Burdick a free pass at ever being prosecuted for anything he said to grand jury. Burdick refused to accept it. He was jailed and fined.