CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from ...

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ...

Hoover’s commutation is one of a number granted by Trump, but he is still serving a 200-year state sentence for murder.

"I do not think that this is an appropriate end to the Larry Hoover story — at least the federal part of it." Safer said Hoover was perhaps the most notorious criminal the state of Illinois has ...

Larry Hoover in 1993. The former gang leader then wound up in the supermax. He remained there Wednesday, according to prison records ... murders,” and his criminal organization was “broader ...

By Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman Reporting from Chicago When an Illinois judge sentenced Larry Hoover ... danger of violent criminal gangs. Jennifer Bonjean, a lawyer for Mr. Hoover, said that ...

KANYE has a shocking link to Donald Trump’s pardon of a notorious criminal serving six life sentences, it’s been revealed. The thrilled rapper said that “words can’t express my gratitude for ...

Larry Hoover ... fraud and tax evasion . As for Hoover, the authorities have long accused him of running the gang while imprisoned. According to prison records, Hoover was serving his six life ...

Larry Hoover has long been a controversial figure in American criminal justice and popular culture. As the co-founder of one of the most notorious street gangs in Chicago history, his name has ...