Larry Hoover
- Status
- Federal sentence commuted; state sentence continues
- Clemency
- Commutation · May 28, 2025
- People
- Donald Trump
- The case
- Co-founder of Chicago’s Gangster Disciples; six federal life sentences from a 1997 conviction for running the gang from prison.
THE LINK TO TRUMP’S ORBIT
A long-running celebrity and criminal-justice-reform campaign. No payment is documented in the cited sources.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
The federal sentences were commuted to time served, but Hoover was then transferred from federal to Illinois custody, the Chicago Sun-Times reported in May 2026. He is serving a 200-year state sentence for a 1973 murder, which a president cannot commute.
RESPONSE
Hoover’s lawyers welcomed the commutation and said they would seek state relief.
Correction. An earlier version said Hoover remains in Illinois custody. He was transferred from federal to Illinois custody. Corrected September 18, 2026. Note added September 23, 2026.
SOURCES
- WTTW: Former Chicago Gangster Disciple leader Larry Hoover gets commutation from Donald Trump ↗
- Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago drug kingpin Larry Hoover’s federal prison sentence commuted by Donald Trump ↗
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Pardon Attorney: Clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump (2025-present) ↗
- Chicago Sun-Times: Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover’s bid for freedom is now in Gov. JB Pritzker’s hands ↗
- ABC News: Months after Trump’s pardon, Larry Hoover pushes for Pritzker clemency: EXCLUSIVE ↗
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