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When an Illinois judge sentenced Larry Hoover to up to 200 years in prison for murder in the 1970s, it was the sort of punishment that seemed destined to end his career as a Chicago gang leader.
Donald Trump has commuted former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, who was serving a life sentence at a Colorado prison after being convicted of murder and several other federal charges.
President Trump on Wednesday commuted the federal sentences of Larry Hoover, 74, who was serving three life terms for running a notorious Chicago drug gang out of a prison cell, according to the ...
Larry Hoover, a cofounder of a notorious Chicago street gang who was imprisoned in a “supermax” prison for decades, has had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump commuted the federal sentence of Larry Hoover, a Chicago gang leader who has been serving multiple life sentences for charges including murder, extortion and money laundering.
The recording was made a year after the Gangster Disciples leader was interviewed on CBS Chicago. "There was another tape where Larry Hoover said, 'You have to share your drugs with these children ...
President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence for Larry Hoover, the infamous Gangster Disciples founder. This ended Hoover's long journey to win early release under the First Step Act ...
In an interview late Thursday with NBC Chicago, Hoover’s namesake son, Larry, Jr. said he was surprised and happy that his father had been cut loose by the president. “It was great news.
Chicago drug kingpin Larry Hoover’s path to a commutation ran through Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort The path went through California, Mississippi and Florida before ending Wednesday with Trump ...
One murder and a federal probe led to Larry Hoover being sentenced to 200 years and 3 life sentences in prison. ... Chicago rapper Kanye “Ye” West began a campaign to #FreeLarryHoover in 2021.
Larry Hoover, now 74, was the leader of the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples and was convicted in 1997 for running the criminal enterprise ...
President Donald Trump has commuted the federal sentence of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, as part of a series of pardons and clemencies issued this week. Hoover, 74, was convicted of ...