President Trump Pardons Chicago Gang Leader Larry Hoover

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Trump commutes federal life sentence for former Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ending Hoover’s yearslong quest to win early release under the First Step Act law passed during Trump’s first term.

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Trump commutes federal life sentence for former Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover

But thanks to the work of so many advocates and supporters keeping Mr. Hoover’s voice alive and ultimately the president taking action to deliver justice, we are thrilled to see Mr. Hoover released.

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Donald Trump reveals latest criminals to get presidential pardons

Hoover has been serving multiple life sentences for murder and running a criminal enterprise.

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Trump commutes federal life sentence for Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover
Hoover, 74, has spent nearly three decades in solitary confinement at ADX Florence in Colorado. Hoover still faces a 200-year state sentence for the 1973 murder of William "Pooky" Young, a 19-year-old neighborhood drug dealer. The federal charges, which resulted in six life terms in 1997, came decades after his state conviction.
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Donald Trump Commutes Larry Hoover's Prison Sentence
Larry Hoover Sr., the 74-year-old co-founder of the Chicago street gang, the Gangster Disciples, has had his prison sentence commuted by Donald Trump. Larry Hoover Sr. has been serving six life sentences in prison since the '70s.
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Trump pardons ex-Connecticut Governor Rowland and commutes Chicago gang leader Hoover's sentence
John Rowland was released early from federal custody in 2018 after his 2014 conviction for election fraud and obstruction of justice. He served 10 months in federal prison and several months of house arrest in that case. Rowland resigned less than halfway through his third term as governor instead of testifying before a special House Committee inquiry.
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Who is Larry Hoover and why has Trump commuted his federal sentence?
Former Chicago gang leader is serving a 200-year sentence for drug charges. President Donald Trump commuted the sentence on Wednesday. The president has the power to reduce sentences, but not end them. The sentence was handed down by a federal court in Florence, Colorado, in 1987.
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Donald Trump Commutes Life Sentence of Former Chicago Gang Leader Larry Hoover
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover. The former Chicago gang leader was set to spend the rest of his years behind bars in Colorado. He will still have to serve the remainder of his 200-year sentence for the murder of drug dealer William "Pooky" Young in 1973.
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Trump commutes sentence of Chicago gang founder after lobbying by Ye
Larry Hoover Sr. founded the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago-based criminal organization that sold cocaine and other narcotics. President Donald Trump commuted the six life sentences that Hoover was serving for a 1997 conviction in federal court. He will be transferred from the federal “Supermax” prison in Colorado to a state prison in Illinois.
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Trump Commutes Gangster Disciples Founder Larry Hoover's Prison Sentence
Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover was sentenced to life in prison. President Donald Trump commuted the sentence on Wednesday. Kanye West and Drake famously campaigned for Hoover's release. Rick Ross immortalized Hoover on his now classic 2011 track "B.M.F."
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Notorious Gang Co-Founder Is the Latest Beneficiary of Trump’s Pardon Spree
The 74-year-old was sentenced to six life terms in 1997 on federal charges. It is unlikely he will be freed but he is expected to be transferred to another prison. Hoover’s attorneys said they were “thrilled” to hear about the pardon.
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Larry Hoover’s life sentence commuted by Trump after decades behind bars, AP reports
Hoover, 73, is the co-founder of the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago street gang. He has been serving a life sentence for a 1970s murder conviction. Hoover sought a new chance at freedom late last year through a resentencing request under the First Step Act.
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Former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover gets prison sentence commuted by Trump
Hoover, who led the Gangster Disciples, is serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado. Hoover was imprisoned in connection with a murder in 1973, and he was convicted for running a criminal enterprise in 1998. The commutation came as Trump issued a series of pardons this week.
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Trump commutes gang leader's sentence in flurry of pardons
Hoover was the leader of the Gangster Disciples and in the 1990s was given six life sentences on conspiracy, extortion, drug and other criminal charges. In addition to his federal sentence, Hoover still faces a 200-year jail term in the state of Illinois for murder, and is unlikely to be released soon.
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Trump commutes sentence of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover
Hoover was convicted of operating a criminal enterprise in the late 1990s while imprisoned on a murder conviction. He had been housed at a federal supermax facility in Colorado to serve out that sentence. Hoover was known as the founder of the Chicago street gang the Gangster Disciples.
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