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Recent Examples of racketeering
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
They were found guilty in March after a two-week trial of murder-for-hire and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, among other charges.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Its criminal activities include drug trafficking, arms trafficking, protection racketeering, loansharking, and turf wars against other criminal organizations in the area.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Each defendant is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors also pursued a racketeering charge, alleging that Combs spearheaded a criminal enterprise that helped cover up his alleged abuse.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
In 1996, Stanfa received five consecutive life sentences for a series of charges, including murder and racketeering, per CBS News.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
In the 1980s, federal prosecutors, including future New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, launched a crackdown, using racketeering laws that carried life sentences and capitalizing on an erosion of the Mafia’s code of silence.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
One of its subjects, Joey Merlino, was convicted on racketeering charges in 2001.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
The alleged ringleader of the scam, Kira Milany Romero Pinto, 40, of Lake Elmo, is now facing a felony racketeering charge and 11 felony counts of theft by swindle in Washington County District Court.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
They were found guilty in March after a two-week trial of murder-for-hire and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, among other charges.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Its criminal activities include drug trafficking, arms trafficking, protection racketeering, loansharking, and turf wars against other criminal organizations in the area.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Each defendant is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors also pursued a racketeering charge, alleging that Combs spearheaded a criminal enterprise that helped cover up his alleged abuse.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
In 1996, Stanfa received five consecutive life sentences for a series of charges, including murder and racketeering, per CBS News.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
In the 1980s, federal prosecutors, including future New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, launched a crackdown, using racketeering laws that carried life sentences and capitalizing on an erosion of the Mafia’s code of silence.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
One of its subjects, Joey Merlino, was convicted on racketeering charges in 2001.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for racketeering
Verb
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These groups are extorting fleeing civilians for safe passage, Saraf claims.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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He is also accused of extorting an unnamed person to collect gambling debts in 2023.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Although Lehrer has not been accused of any malfeasance regarding the program, his original lawyer, Lennox Lawrence, was previously attorney general of Dominica.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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This tragedy was totally preventable and would have never happened without Biden’s malfeasance.—
Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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The customers that applied to make the switch to Trident are a collection of the rich, the powerful and, in some cases, those accused of criminality.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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If there is criminality, those people responsible will pay a steep price!—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The lawsuit accused the company of coercing customers into signing agreements that allowed the company to act as the exclusive real estate listing agent for an undisclosed period of time.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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In one recent case, a 22-year-old man used Discord to prey on victims as young as 12 years old, coercing them into creating explicit content.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Former Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, whose tenure was dogged by a maelstrom of misconduct allegations that led to his resignation, appeared in federal court in downtown Kansas City on civil rights violation charges on Wednesday.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson faces a felony misconduct charge for allegedly using a police camera at his private residence.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If elections are more about wresting power from the other side, how does our country move forward?—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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Stoptime's vocalist Loginova received a 13-day sentence for petty hooliganism on Wednesday.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 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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“Racketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racketeering. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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