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Recent Examples of racketeering
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The other defendant, Kathy Stapp, of Shawnee — the union’s former human resources director-turned International Secretary-Treasurer — pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Adam Rodriguez, 35, had already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise for his involvement in the killing of Joaquin Aguilar, of Allston.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
The new allegations come as prosecutors continue a widening prostitution and racketeering investigation that has already led to the arrests of five others, including Michael and Ashley Ketcherside, former Godley officer Solomon Omotoya, and former Sgt.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Her husband, Michael Ketcherside, who was initially arrested on a charge of continuous promotion of prostitution also faces an additional charge of racketeering, according to Johnson County jail records.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
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By summer 2024, Ferro – who had already stolen more than $5 million of bitcoin from a victim in Texas, according to the department – had ingratiated himself with racketeering ring leaders and offered his residential burglary services for future ring operations.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The other defendant, Kathy Stapp, of Shawnee — the union’s former human resources director-turned International Secretary-Treasurer — pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Adam Rodriguez, 35, had already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise for his involvement in the killing of Joaquin Aguilar, of Allston.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
The new allegations come as prosecutors continue a widening prostitution and racketeering investigation that has already led to the arrests of five others, including Michael and Ashley Ketcherside, former Godley officer Solomon Omotoya, and former Sgt.
—Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Her husband, Michael Ketcherside, who was initially arrested on a charge of continuous promotion of prostitution also faces an additional charge of racketeering, according to Johnson County jail records.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
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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
Verb
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Dozens of armed groups run rampant in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, extorting businesses, kidnapping people and driving farmers off their land.—
Caitlin Stephen Hu,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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The official reports into that incident show that Epstein initially told prison officials that his cellmate had tried to kill him after extorting him for money.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Hutson was indicted on 14 counts of malfeasance in office and four counts of conspiracy to commit malfeasance in office.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faces a 30-count grand jury indictment, charging her with malfeasance, obstruction of justice and falsifying public records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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At its mid-’90s peak, upwards of 14 million people tuned in each week to see who was sleeping with, blackmailing or attempting to murder whom.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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While Duncan blackmailing his doctor would have made for a perfectly satisfying conclusion, the episode packs one more mic drop.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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From boardroom to drug reps, Purdue Pharma was shot through with criminality.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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It is designed to tell a comprehensive story of enterprise criminality, not to disrupt the next retaliatory shooting.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Indonesia responded the following day by coercing the UDT and APODETI, among others, into issuing and signing the Balibo Declaration, which proclaimed the integration of East Timor into Indonesia.—
Agathe Demarolle,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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That includes requiring real-time or near real-time reporting of financial transactions, increasing penalties for violations of the STOCK Act, and empowering an independent enforcement body, not Congress itself, to investigate and prosecute misconduct.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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During a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Monday, April 27, Quinn was seen wresting the ball out of the Guardians fan’s hands.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Companies bracing for higher energy costs are already wresting with tariffs, inflation and bigger labor costs.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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