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Recent Examples of racketeering
William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2020, George Esparza, a special aide to Huizar, pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge involving billionaire developer Wei Huang, who sought to build a 77-story skyscraper in Huizar’s district.
—Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
After serving about 16 years in federal prison for racketeering, Villalba ended up living in a collection of tents along the railroad tracks that run beneath the 91 Freeway.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
He has since been charged, convicted and released from jail for racketeering and bribery.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, the two defendants engaged in a racketeering conspiracy, committed multiple murders, engaged in drug distribution and extorted victims.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to two years in prison in 2019, followed by five years of supervised release for his cooperation in the racketeering case against other gang members.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The 29-year-old infamously flipped on members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in a 2018 murder conspiracy and racketeering case that could have sent him away for life.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
One defendant is accused of obstruction by alerting gang members to the imminent racketeering indictment in 2024.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Known as the Mirzoyan-Terdjanian crime ring, defendants received one- to three-year sentences for racketeering, health care fraud and money laundering.
—William La Jeunesse, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2020, George Esparza, a special aide to Huizar, pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge involving billionaire developer Wei Huang, who sought to build a 77-story skyscraper in Huizar’s district.
—Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
After serving about 16 years in federal prison for racketeering, Villalba ended up living in a collection of tents along the railroad tracks that run beneath the 91 Freeway.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
He has since been charged, convicted and released from jail for racketeering and bribery.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
According to the indictment, the two defendants engaged in a racketeering conspiracy, committed multiple murders, engaged in drug distribution and extorted victims.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
He was sentenced to two years in prison in 2019, followed by five years of supervised release for his cooperation in the racketeering case against other gang members.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The 29-year-old infamously flipped on members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in a 2018 murder conspiracy and racketeering case that could have sent him away for life.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
One defendant is accused of obstruction by alerting gang members to the imminent racketeering indictment in 2024.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
Verb
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The Barrio 18 and MS-13 gangs are rivals, battling for territorial control in Guatemala by extorting shopkeepers, transport workers and civilians.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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The couple allegedly asked customers’ family members to send original passports to them and then frequently refused to return the passports unless customers paid hundreds of dollars more, effectively extorting them, Ellison’s office said.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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This doesn’t mean that day-care fraud has not taken place in Minneapolis—there’s a years-long history of such malfeasance, and both state and federal law enforcement have convicted dozens of offenders, as Kash Patel subsequently pointed out.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the past year, some out-of-power former officials and their allies have been implying the 2024 audit is so severely late because of incompetence or malfeasance.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The policy, which was adopted in late 2023, aims to deter foreign countries from blackmailing European countries through economic pressure.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the incident in the woods, the blackmailing further made Catherine/Lexy the perfect suspect.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At this time there is nothing to suggest any criminality with respect to their venture.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Police are investigating if any criminality was involved.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The decision typically comes down to whether the government is coercing the public and specifics about who's involved and the intent.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Investigators accuse him of coercing middle school football players to perform nude exercises in a locker room and secretly photographing them in various stages of undress.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Blind spots, poor image quality, and limited video retention undermine investigations and allow misconduct to go undetected or unprosecuted.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Progressives also have endorsed the reversal of qualified immunity protections, which shield agents from misconduct lawsuits.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 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
Cite this Entry
“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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