How to Use organized crime in a Sentence

organized crime

noun

• Former Chicago organized crime boss Sam Giancana was shot to death in the basement of his home in Oak Park.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
• The United Nations has said in recent years that organized crime groups trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine have expanded their presence in the Pacific.
  — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
• Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million.
  — Ed White, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026
• In 1975, former Chicago organized crime boss Sam Giancana was shot to death in the basement of his home in Oak Park, Illinois; the killing has never been solved.
  — ABC News, 2 June 2026
• Retailers report organized crime groups increasingly using a complex system of gift card fraud, phone scams, and supply chain theft, according to the National Retail Federation.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026