Paul Champagne has admitted to violating two laws listed in the Criminal Code of Canada: fraud over $5,000 and criminal breach of trust. Both offences carry maximum prison terms of 14 years.
On this day in History, Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies on Jul 23, 1885. Learn more about what happened today on History. On this day in History, Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies on Jul 23, 1885.
Boothâs full plot included killing Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward. General Ulysses Grant was another possible target. But only two attacks took place on April 14, 1865, with Seward surviving an assassination attempt and Lincoln suffering from Boothâs single gunshot. According to the rules of presidential succession in 1865, only Vice President Johnson, and not Seward or Grant, was in line to replace Lincoln if he died.