https://nypost.com/2025/05/28/us-news/trump-pardons-ex-staten-island-rep-michael-grimm/
Hoover received a life sentence from the state of Illinois in 1973 for allegedly ordering the murder of William “Pooky” Young, 19, after Young stole drugs and money from the gang. That charge cannot be pardoned by the president, but it was not immediately clear whether Hoover would be returned to Illinois custody.
Hoover, now 74, received six federal life sentences in 1998 for allegedly continuing to run the gang from prison — with prosecutors alleging his illicit business empire raked in $100 million annually selling heroin, cocaine, crack and other drugs.
“You were able to do what you did in jail for 25 years — you’re amazing,” Chicago federal judge Harry Leinenweber told Hoover during sentencing.
Trump, who has for years threatened federal intervention to address gang violence in Chicago, did not immediately issue a public statement explaining his decision.
Hoover’s commutation, first reported by NOTUS and confirmed by The Post, follows a push by rappers Kanye West — a Chicago native — and Drake, both of whom argue Hoover is a changed man.einenweber told Hoover during sentencing.
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