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Trump reduces Chicago gang founder's sentence after lobbying by Kanye West
Donald Trump has reduced the sentence of Larry Hoover Sr, a Chicago gang founder, after lobbying from controversial hip-hop artist Kanye West.
On Wednesday, the sitting US president commuted the six life sentences that Hoover, founder of the Gangster Disciples (GDs), was serving following a 1998 conviction, Sky News' US partner NBC News reported. It followed a campaign by West, now known as Ye, who has lobbied Mr Trump in the Oval Office over the release, it was reported.
It happened amid a series of pardons which included a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, rapper NBA YoungBoy, a labour union leader and a one-time army officer. Hoover, however, NBC said, will not be freed, instead being transferred to a state prison to serve the rest of his 200-year sentence for crimes he was separately convicted of in a state court.
The GDs were one of Chicago's most prolific gangs, along with rivals the Black Disciples (BDs). Welcoming the news, West reposted photos of a 2021 "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert with popular artist Drake.
He posted on social media, saying: "WORDS CAN'T EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR OUR DEVOTED ENDURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR FREEING LARRY HOOVER." West rose to fame as a rapper and producer, but later began sharing antisemitic content on social media, and selling Swastika T-shirts. Hoover 'one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history' Hoover was known as the "chairman of the board" and the "king".
He was also declared "one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history.
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