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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
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.