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Larry Hoover's Charges: What Did He Do? Larry Hoover was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1950 and moved to Chicago as a child. In his early teens, he joined a gang called the Supreme Gangsters.
Hoover’s federal sentence commutation is one of a number granted by Trump, but the former gang leader is still serving a 200-year state sentence for murder. Larry Hoover [Courtesy: Creative Commons] ...
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 ...
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.
P resident Donald Trump gave Larry Hoover, the former leader of notorious Chicago-based gang Gangster Disciples, a glimmer of hope this week when he announced the commutation of his federal ...
Larry Hoover took a big step toward freedom Wednesday. But he’s not a free man. That’s even after President Donald Trump commuted the life prison sentence of the 74-year-old co-founder of the ...
After receiving federal clemency from Donald Trump, Larry Hoover’s family has turned to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to seek a state commutation for the Gangsters Disciples co-founder.
President Donald Trump commuted Larry Hoover’s multiple life sentences to time served on Wednesday. Actions speak loudly. What does that commutation say? I will try to answer that question as a ...
What Is Larry Hoover’s Release Date? Despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Trump in May 2025, Hoover remains incarcerated due to his state conviction for the 1973 murder.
SPRINGFIELD — Larry Hoover’s family members took his case to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on Saturday as they seek a state commutation for the long-imprisoned Gangster Disciples co-founder, who ...
Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump. Chicago Sun-Times/AP Photo ...
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 ...