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Recent Examples of racketeering
Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The coalition said the arrests showed federal authorities had listened to their past appeals, but insisted only a broader crackdown under federal racketeering and trafficking laws can dismantle the entrenched networks.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The reputed leader of Chicago’s Wicked Town gang faction and one of his top lieutenants pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy involving a string of murders, shootings and robberies in exchange for reduced sentences.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Soros, son should be charged under racketeering law.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
He was sued for racketeering (and lost).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Hume and the other five individuals — a group that includes his lawyer and game reserve manager — now face 55 charges, including racketeering and fraud.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Additional charges of racketeering and money laundering are under consideration, officials said.
—Dakota Bennett, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Spence successfully defended former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos against federal racketeering and fraud charges in 1990.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Haman, who served as Great Commission's executive director from 2020 to 2022, is named as a defendant in a racketeering suit brought in California by Cornerstone Payment Systems Inc.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The coalition said the arrests showed federal authorities had listened to their past appeals, but insisted only a broader crackdown under federal racketeering and trafficking laws can dismantle the entrenched networks.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The reputed leader of Chicago’s Wicked Town gang faction and one of his top lieutenants pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy involving a string of murders, shootings and robberies in exchange for reduced sentences.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Soros, son should be charged under racketeering law.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
He was sued for racketeering (and lost).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Hume and the other five individuals — a group that includes his lawyer and game reserve manager — now face 55 charges, including racketeering and fraud.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Additional charges of racketeering and money laundering are under consideration, officials said.
—Dakota Bennett, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Spence successfully defended former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos against federal racketeering and fraud charges in 1990.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
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Google also stated that ShinyHunters commonly uses an attack tactic of extorting victims using emails or telephone calls demanding bitcoin ransom payments within 72 hours of compromise.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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He was charged in May 2024 with extorting contractors on school construction projects and then accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from those companies.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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The book format also gives him an important outlet to spread his gospel of how to spot scammers in advance and what to do when malfeasance is suspected.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Seeking a similar get-out is Sarah Grant (Lily James), an employee at a biotech company who, like Hoffman, has found evidence of malfeasance at her workplace.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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Another minor added that Smith involved her husband, telling him that the victim had a video of her smoking marijuana with them and was blackmailing her.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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After Matthew starts blackmailing Oliver, there’s an obvious shift in the way the group interacts with him.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
27 Aug. 2025
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In North Carolina, as in other Southern states, newspapers in the Jim Crow era often egregiously exaggerated stories about Black criminality.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hanson parlayed his small-time criminality into a risky alliance with a powerful Mexican drug lord, intertwining his quest for wealth with the deadly world of organized crime.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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The allegations come amid the ongoing fallout of felony perjury and bribery charges filed in 2023 against Tran, who is accused of paying off and coercing a witness in a separate 2011 murder case.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pressuring or coercing someone into ending their life would be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.—
Alistair Smout,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
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Paxton’s history of misconduct is years in the making.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paragon was linked to alleged misconduct in Europe after WhatsApp reported that Italian journalists and civil society members had been targeted with its technology.—
Vas Panagiotopoulos,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The English flag, in particular, was prominent during the football hooliganism of the 1970s and 1980s, when soccer matches were marred by thuggish violence and racist abuse.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Since 1985, drinking alcohol in view of the pitch has been banned in men’s professional football in England and Wales, a relic of moral panic amid rampant hooliganism.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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In exchange, clubs like this year’s Loons or last year’s RSL wouldn’t have to face the prospect of sandbagging their season for a club-record payday nearly as often.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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