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Recent Examples of racketeering
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The prosecution alleged that Combs had conspired with others to commit racketeering.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
If he had been convicted on the racketeering charge, Combs could have faced life in prison.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
During the trial, Combs' defense attorneys repeatedly admitted that their client had a history of domestic violence and physical assault, but argued that these crimes did not amount to trafficking or racketeering.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Combs was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Thug served two years in jail, while Gunna spent seven months behind bars after pleading guilty to racketeering charges.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The initial focus was to build cases against gang bosses on racketeering, terrorism and drug charges and extradite them to the United States.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Statutes covering racketeering, human trafficking, narcotics and weapons trafficking carry stiffer sentences and keep offenders behind bars longer.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Steel gained national attention as lead counsel in the YSL racketeering trial, which spanned more than 22 months and involved 28 defendants.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The prosecution alleged that Combs had conspired with others to commit racketeering.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
If he had been convicted on the racketeering charge, Combs could have faced life in prison.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
During the trial, Combs' defense attorneys repeatedly admitted that their client had a history of domestic violence and physical assault, but argued that these crimes did not amount to trafficking or racketeering.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Combs was found not guilty of racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charge.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Thug served two years in jail, while Gunna spent seven months behind bars after pleading guilty to racketeering charges.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The initial focus was to build cases against gang bosses on racketeering, terrorism and drug charges and extradite them to the United States.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Statutes covering racketeering, human trafficking, narcotics and weapons trafficking carry stiffer sentences and keep offenders behind bars longer.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
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Nearly a billion records were stolen across dozens of organizations, and now cybercriminals are extorting victims by threatening to publish the data unless hefty ransoms are paid.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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And in response, the Maduro regime is extorting them by holding their nationals in prison and forcing them to engage with the Maduro regime for their release.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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His dereliction of duty could be considered malfeasance and disqualification from running.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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The offenders will get young women to send explicit photos using similar blackmailing tactics.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The proposal set off alarm bells in the Norwegian media, with unverified claims that Verrett was blackmailing Louise.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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John Sandweg, former acting director of ICE under President Barack Obama, said the tactics are not aimed at fighting criminality – they’re designed to increase overall arrests.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rank, whose company recently remade Ingmar Bergsson classic film Faithless as a European TV series, praised Adolescence for matching up the genre beats of a crime story with the higher concepts around criminality, toxic masculinity and family, and the one-shot filming techniques.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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The United States began seizing church property and imprisoning polygamist leaders, coercing church president Wilford Woodruff to end official support for polygamy in 1890.—
Konden Smith Hansen,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Other charges dismissed as part of an April plea agreement included two counts of persuading or coercing a minor to engage in prostitution.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The state and federal governments argued that NEPA does not apply to the state, and the appellate court agreed with them, suspending the lower court’s decision pending arguments on the merits of the appeal and wresting the case from District Judge Kathleen Williams until the appeal is resolved.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lee assumed office in June as the head of the country’s liberal Democratic Party, wresting control from the conservative People Power Party.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
11 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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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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“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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