President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a Chicago gang leader who was convicted for a 1973 murder.

The action was one of several announced by the president on May 28, including the pardoning of a former governor and Louisiana-born rapper.

Here's what we know.

Who is Larry Hoover?

Hoover led the Gangster Disciples in Chicago and was convicted in 1976 for the murder of the 19-year-old drug dealer William "Pooky" Young three years prior, according to court documents .

He was sentenced to 150-200 years behind bars, but received an additional life sentence after being convicted of several federal crimes associated with continuing to run the gang from prison. The government obtained recordings of the gang leader in 1993 by hiding transmitters in badges worn

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