US EditionTrump Grants Clemency to Former Connecticut Governor Rowland and Chicago Inmate Hoover
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump granted clemency to former Connecticut Governor John Rowland and commuted the life sentence of Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover.
- Rowland resigned amid a 2004 federal corruption investigation and pleaded guilty to conspiracy, while Hoover was convicted of 1970s murder and federal charges for running a gang from prison.
- Rowland served a total of 40 months in federal prison across two separate terms, while Hoover endured close to three decades confined in isolation at a supermax facility in Colorado.
- Rowland expressed being "deeply humbled and appreciative," and Hoover’s attorney called the commutation a "historic development" after courts refused to consider his rehabilitation.
- The clemency has ignited controversy, with advocates highlighting Hoover’s transformation and opponents expressing concern about potential negative implications, while federal officials continue to oppose his release and many details remain undisclosed.
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Trump’s clemency spree extends to ex-gangster, rapper, former congressmen
A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise, an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurant and a Connecticut governor toppled in a corruption scandal all received clemency Wednesday in a sweeping series of orders signed by President Donald Trump.
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DailyTruthReportTrump commutes sentence of former gang leader Larry Hoover as he grants clemency to dozens
President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of former gang leader Larry Hoover on Wednesday as part of a wider clemency effort involving over two dozen convicts. Other people who had their sentences commuted include rapper NBA YoungBoy, sentenced over his…
More Pardons, Commutations —Including for Gang Leader
President Trump continued issuing pardons and commutations on Wednesday, including for a former Chicago gang leader given six life sentences for conspiracy, extortion, and other crimes. "I do not believe that there's a more notorious or prolific criminal than Larry Hoover," who was also convicted of ordering a hit on...
US President Donald Trump has pardoned six federal life sentences for 74-year-old gangster Larry Hoover in a series of pardons. He still faces a sentence of between 100 and 150 years for a state-level murder that the president cannot pardon, but the gangster now has hope of early release. Trump also had former Republican politicians and people from the rap music scene in mind when granting pardons.
How did former gang leader Larry Hoover's case end up on President Trump's radar
President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the federal sentence for Larry Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader who is serving a life sentence in a supermax prison in Colorado most of which has been in solitary confinement, according to his lawyer.Hoover is not a free man, however. He still has a state sentence to serve, but his attorneys and supporters are pushing Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois to follow President Trumps lead, claiming the infam…
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