Sophia Tareen.

One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations. The puzzling move raised questions about whether Larry Hoover will be freed. The 74-year-old Hoover has been serving a life sentence at the nation’s most restrictive prison in Colorado. He was first imprisoned in Illinois for a 1973 murder and decades later convicted in federal court for running a criminal enterprise while behind bars. Trump’s move commutes the federal sentence of the ex-gang leader and prison entrepreneur revered in rap lyrics. However, Hoover must still serve the remainder of his lengthy Illinois sentence.