as in racketeering
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The alleged ringleader of the scam, Kira Milany Romero Pinto, 40, of Lake Elmo, is now facing a felony racketeering charge and 11 felony counts of theft by swindle in Washington County District Court.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025 -
They were found guilty in March after a two-week trial of murder-for-hire and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, among other charges.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Stoptime's vocalist Loginova received a 13-day sentence for petty hooliganism on Wednesday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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Stone Island’s former association with hooliganism may be attractive to some extremists, whose members share the same feelings of pride and connection, explained Miller-Idriss.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The customers that applied to make the switch to Trident are a collection of the rich, the powerful and, in some cases, those accused of criminality.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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If there is criminality, those people responsible will pay a steep price!—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Although Lehrer has not been accused of any malfeasance regarding the program, his original lawyer, Lennox Lawrence, was previously attorney general of Dominica.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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This tragedy was totally preventable and would have never happened without Biden’s malfeasance.—
Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Gangsterism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gangsterism. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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