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Slide 2 Slide 3 Drug Dealer White Collar Criminal Murderer Thief Organized Crime Boss Slide 4 BIRTH DATE: November 30, 1950 (Age: 62) PLACE OF BIRTH: Jackson, Mississippi Nickname: "King Larry" Full Name: Larry Hoover ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius Slide 5 Douglas MacArthur threatens to use nuclear weapons in Korea. Slide 6 Element: Fire Ninth House: Travel Key Planet: Jupiter Your Biggest Strength: Your undying optimistic attitude Your Potential Weakness: Glossing over problems or avoiding difficult situations Slide 7 Larry Hoover, also known as "King Larry," is the notorious former leader of the Gangster Disciple Nation, a Chicago street gang that spread nationwide. Slide 8 Gangster Disciples Latin Kings Black P Stones Vice Lords Two-Six Maniac Latin Disciples Spanish Cobras Four Corner Hustlers New Breeds Slide 9 When he was 12, Hoover became the leader of the Chicago gang the Supreme Gangsters, which merged with a rival gang to become the Gangster Disciple Nation. Slide 10 In 1973, Hoover was sentenced to 150-200 years in prison for killing a drug dealer. After he committed money laundering in prison, his punishment was increased to six life sentences. Slide 11 Hoover, inspired by the biography of Mayor Richard J. Daley, began discouraging violence in his followers. Instead, he made education mandatory for members of the Gangster Disciples, and instructed his army to "go to school, learn trades and develop...talents and skills, so that we will become stronger in society Slide 12 Changing the GD of "Gangster Disciples" to "Growth and Development," Hoover's move to reform began gaining positive attention from the outside. Slide 13 Growth and Development created nonprofit organizations that registered voters, a music label that helped needy children, a series of peaceful protests to fight the closing of public programs, and even a clothing line for charity. Slide 14 Dubious prison officials, however, saw Hoover's good intentions as a ploy to get out of prison and resume his illegal activities. While friends and allies on the outside lobbied to get Hoover paroled for his contributions to society, law enforcement agents say Larry was finding new ways to expand his criminal ventures. Slide 15 The Gangster Disciples had grown to more than 15,000 members in at least five states. Their drug profits had also risen well into the millions of dollarsall of which gang members attributed to the leadership of Larry Hoover. Slide 16 Transferred to a minimum security prison in Vienna, Illinois, Hoover was living a luxurious lifestyle that involved new clothes, expensive jewelry, specially prepared meals, and private visitations from friends and loved ones. Slide 17 http://www.biography.com/people/larry- hoover-536246?page http://www.biography.com/people/larry- hoover-536246?page http://www.google.com/search