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Recent Examples of racketeering
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Olivar is charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Householder was convicted of racketeering alongside lobbyist and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges in 2023.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Cullen Jones was charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of embezzlement from a labor organization and aiding and abetting; one count of health care fraud conspiracy and aiding and abetting; and one count of theft in connection with health care and aiding and abetting.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Browne was found guilty in 2004 of racketeering, accepting improper payments, mail fraud and failing to maintain labor organization records.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
The New York mobster and former head of the notorious Gambino crime family was convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The two parties are currently locked in a legal battle that began in October 2025, when Kardashian and Jenner sued Ray J for defamation over his public claim on an Instagram Live that they were being investigated for racketeering.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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Three months earlier, Peterson had been released from prison after serving a 22-year sentence for racketeering and involvement with a San Francisco gang.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Olivar is charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Householder was convicted of racketeering alongside lobbyist and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges in 2023.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Cullen Jones was charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy; two counts of embezzlement from a labor organization and aiding and abetting; one count of health care fraud conspiracy and aiding and abetting; and one count of theft in connection with health care and aiding and abetting.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Browne was found guilty in 2004 of racketeering, accepting improper payments, mail fraud and failing to maintain labor organization records.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
The New York mobster and former head of the notorious Gambino crime family was convicted in 1992 of racketeering and murder.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The two parties are currently locked in a legal battle that began in October 2025, when Kardashian and Jenner sued Ray J for defamation over his public claim on an Instagram Live that they were being investigated for racketeering.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
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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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There had been tension between Bo Nagar’s force and the local PDF units since last year over his BNRA fighters allegedly extorting money at road checkpoints.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The case was related to corporate malfeasance and not broadcast content on the stations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The film’s amber light and ample bell-bottoms situate it firmly in the late 1970s, a time of repressive dictatorships and jittery paranoia, triggered by political malfeasance and instability across the world.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Members of the group allegedly conduct coordinated extortions of teens by blackmailing them.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Aviles and his attorney have denied the blackmailing accusation.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Durov was arrested in France in 2024 and charged with enabling various forms of criminality on his app.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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Protesters held banners decrying criminality and calling for law and order.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Meyers is also accused of coercing the 15-year-old into recording the high school’s wrestling team, the complaint alleges.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Guevara and two colleagues, Mason and then-Detective Ernest Halvorson, orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The costs of decades of misconduct by Chicago police have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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And of course, Andrew being stripped of his titles and evicted from Royal Lodge, only to then be arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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Trotsky hurled items from the desk at Mercader before wresting the ice pick from his grip.—
Josh Ireland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Defuse hooliganism with grace, song, and love.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kuper suggests that, where English hooliganism represents a grotesque form of nostalgia, postwar Japanese civility is a pose predicated on collective amnesia about wartime atrocities.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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