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Judge wants Chicago gang kingpin Larry Hoover in court for Gangster Disciples co-founder's mercy bid
Hoover, called “one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history,” is scheduled to make a rare public appearance in court Sept. 26. He claims to have renounced the criminal organization he led.chicago.suntimes.com
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If Hoover is successful in undoing his federal life sentence, he would still have the state murder sentence to serve — and he’d likely do so in the federal prison system. But prosecutors have expressed concern that Hoover would launch legal attacks on that case as well.
Hoover ordered a murder in 1973 that led to his conviction in state court and a sentence of 150 to 200 years in Illinois’ prison system. There, the feds say he ran a $100-million-a-year drug business as tens of thousands of gang soldiers continued to work for him in Chicago and other cities.