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The Gangster Disciples co-founder recently had his sentence commuted by President Trump. Learn more about him, his past case, ...
The commutation of Larry Hoover’s federal sentence denigrates the lives of the children lost to the the Gangster Disciples.
Larry Hoover, once declared “one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history,” had his life sentence commuted by ...
It’s not unusual for Illinois to send high-profile prisoners away to serve their time elsewhere. Colorado prison officials ...
Hoover and David Barksdale created the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s, ruling as “King Larry” and “King David” until ...
President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ...
United States President Donald Trump commuted the federal drugs-and-extortion sentence of former Chicago gang leader, Larry ...
This ended Hoover's long journey to win early release under the First Step Act, which was passed during Trump's first term as ...
CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from ...
Hoover, 74, still faces the remainder of a 200-year sentence in Illinois for the 1973 murder of William "Pooky" Young.
Mr. Hoover was accused of directing the Gangster Disciples even after he went to prison in the 1970s. The federal commutation ...
Hoover and David Barksdale created the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s, ruling as “King Larry” and “King David” until ...