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gangsterism

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as in racketeering

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Recent Examples of gangsterism Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry. — Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026

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Years of allegations and complaints culminated in a 2015 Justice Department indictment of several top soccer officials on charges including racketeering, wire fraud, and money-laundering conspiracies.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General said in a press release that eight defendants pleaded guilty to charges related to racketeering, gambling and money laundering.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of racketeering

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English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Throughout the 1980s, the group was associated with hooliganism and rowdy, drunken behavior typical of European football culture at the time.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026

Definition of hooliganism

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The administration says the best way to stop such abuses and criminality is to disincentivize immigrant children from coming in the first place.

— Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
In that context, the language of immigrant criminality becomes part of the rationale for detention rules, enforcement surges and legal changes that treat noncitizens as a standing public safety risk.

— Donathan L. Brown, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

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The New York City Department of Investigation is the city’s independent watchdog agency, which investigates fraud, corruption, misconduct, municipal malfeasance, city employees, contractors, and individuals who do business with the city.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The malfeasance stretched out over a two-year period, officials said.

— Mark Price July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of malfeasance

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Prosecutors contend the shooting endangered others at Kirk’s campus event — an aggravating circumstance that could make the crime punishable by death under Utah law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Despite the unlikely duo closing in, the crime ring pushes past their limits, putting everything on the line for their beliefs — and their most ambitious heist yet.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 July 2026

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