WGN-TV Chicago. Larry Hoover, former Chicago drug kingpin who founded notorious Gangster Disciples, has prison sentence commuted by Trump. Posted: May 29, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025 ...

On May 28, 2025, President Donald Trump commuted the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, the notorious founder of the Gangster Disciples, sending shockwaves through Chicago’s streets and ...

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CHICAGO — A day after President Donald Trump’s stunning decision to commute the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, lawyers for the Chicago-born Gangster Disciples founder were singing the ...

“The Gangster Disciples were monolithic, ruthlessly efficient.” Hoover ordered the death of a gang member in 1973 and was convicted of murder. He was sentenced to 150 to 200 years in a state ...

That’s why we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the now 74-year-old gangster and his complicated history with law enforcement. Founding the Gangster Disciples ...

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Trump is getting headlines for commuting the sentence of Larry Hoover, co-founder of Chicago gang Gangster Disciples, who was sentenced to prison in 1973 for ordering the murder of a drug dealer ...

Hoover, founder of the notorious Gangster Disciples, was imprisoned in connection with a murder in 1973, and he was convicted of running a criminal enterprise in 1998.