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Recent Examples of racketeering
Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
During the six years, prosecutors said, the pair used their positions to capitalize on a racketeering enterprise defrauding the state, IRS and union members.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The jury acquitted Madigan of several other schemes alleged in the indictment and deadlocked on other counts, including the overarching racketeering charge.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Donlon’s suit accusing senior NYPD leadership of engaging in a civil racketeering conspiracy included accusations that senior leadership used his physical office stamp — without his knowledge — to OK promotions of unqualified but politically connected officers.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Though Still been indicted on seven counts, including criminal racketeering and other felonies, unbelievably, Governor Brian Kemp is allowing Still to continue to represent my district.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Mearan had denied trafficking allegations Mearan faced 18 charges spanning human trafficking, racketeering and compelling and promoting prostitution.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Doe’s legal team is approaching the group as a business enterprise and pursuing racketeering and RICO claims, among the case’s 21 counts.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Two Sparta brothers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms following a years-long investigation into a sophisticated lottery fraud and racketeering scheme spanning more than a dozen Georgia counties.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Noun
One has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and awaits sentencing.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
During the six years, prosecutors said, the pair used their positions to capitalize on a racketeering enterprise defrauding the state, IRS and union members.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The jury acquitted Madigan of several other schemes alleged in the indictment and deadlocked on other counts, including the overarching racketeering charge.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Donlon’s suit accusing senior NYPD leadership of engaging in a civil racketeering conspiracy included accusations that senior leadership used his physical office stamp — without his knowledge — to OK promotions of unqualified but politically connected officers.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Though Still been indicted on seven counts, including criminal racketeering and other felonies, unbelievably, Governor Brian Kemp is allowing Still to continue to represent my district.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Mearan had denied trafficking allegations Mearan faced 18 charges spanning human trafficking, racketeering and compelling and promoting prostitution.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Feb. 2026
Doe’s legal team is approaching the group as a business enterprise and pursuing racketeering and RICO claims, among the case’s 21 counts.
—Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Two Sparta brothers have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms following a years-long investigation into a sophisticated lottery fraud and racketeering scheme spanning more than a dozen Georgia counties.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
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The traveler confessed to extorting others to commit self-harm, the memo said.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bandit gangs control entire districts, extorting protection money from communities in cash or kind, killing those that resist.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Throughout, emotion churns and chafes against a backdrop of political unrest, corporate malfeasance, and the everyday horrors that erode modern life.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Weaver’s time in the district was challenging, marked by recovery from financial mismanagement and malfeasance that occurred under his predecessor, David Harris.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These creations are doing things their makers can’t explain, including blackmailing, lying, refusing to shut down and telling kids how to commit suicide.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Pavel accused Macinka of blackmailing him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Brain imaging studies of criminality going back to 2009 have suggested that damage to a swath of white matter called the right uncinate fasciculus is somehow involved when people commit violent acts.—
Christopher M. Filley,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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The government, along with much of purple and red America, pound the message that ICE in Minnesota is all about state corruption and criminality.—
Ed Bok Lee,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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Sappenfield was permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport in May 2024 for physical and emotional misconduct, retaliation, abuse of process, and failure to report a potential SafeSport violation.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sought book on prosecutorial misconduct In the bulk of his conversations, Nathan detailed the misery of jail life.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now the president is again pitching the idea that wresting control of Greenland away from Denmark could solve the problem.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Hopes for both lower interest rates and a solid economy have helped other areas of the stock market climb recently, wresting leadership away from the Big Tech and AI stocks that dominated the market for years.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The police also said that administrative proceedings had been initiated for public drunkenness and minor hooliganism.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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The film focused on an American who got involved in the brutal world of British football hooliganism.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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